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A new approach to technology assessment would supplement expert opinion with input from society.
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Correspondence |
Earthquake defence and the price of a telescope
- Leopoldo Infante
- & Juan Carlos de la Llera
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Regions |
Kentucky by the numbers
With targeted recruiting efforts under way, Kentucky is attempting to build a life-sciences hub.
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News & Views |
50 & 100 years ago
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Financial pain should focus universities
The tightening of the US science budgets could improve both teaching and research, argues Diane Auer Jones — by forcing academics and their institutions to play to their strengths.
- Diane Auer Jones
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World view: Brick by brick
A small non-profit organization shows how to reduce the vulnerability of poor countries to earthquakes, says Daniel Sarewitz.
- Daniel Sarewitz
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Japan's research institutions in the hot seat
Government oversight committee urges scientists to make savings.
- David Cyranoski
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High stakes for science in UK election
The new government may have to make cuts — but which party will slice deepest?
- Geoff Brumfiel
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Russia to boost university science
But can it break the dominance of the Russian Academy of Sciences without breaking the research base?
- Quirin Schiermeier
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Missing data spark fears over land clean-up
Proposed home for world's largest fish market is contaminated land.
- David Cyranoski
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Editorial |
Nuclear ambition
The US weapons labs need to develop a twenty-first-century vision of deterrence — one that does not include making new bombs.
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Time for libel-law reform
Simon Singh's recent libel result is a victory for science, but the real fight lies ahead.
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Correspondence |
What users really want to know from university ratings
- Jimmy J. Zhuang
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- & Joyce Y. Zhang
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Correspondence |
Actions speak louder than words to prevent language extinctions
- Yoshina Gautam
- & Aashish Jha
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'People work all their lives and never get a judgment like that'
Simon Singh's lawyer discusses the libel case that may end up reforming English law.
- Daniel Cressey
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Probing China's deadly quake
Researchers push for increased public awareness after quake kills thousands.
- Jane Qiu
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Roman ingots to shield particle detector
Lead from ancient shipwreck will line Italian neutrino experiment.
- Nicola Nosengo
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Correspondence |
Questioning how different societies respond to crises
- Patricia A. McAnany
- & Norman Yoffee
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Career Brief |
Science funding boost
Programmes will support undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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Research Highlights |
Seismology: On shaky ground
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Editorial |
Winners take all
Scientific competition is lacking in Japan, and efforts to increase it are not always best focused.
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What it will take to feed the world
Nature talks to the chief executive of France's national agricultural institute.
- Declan Butler
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Revolution crushed at Royal Institution
Failed bid to oust leadership of historic science body highlights financial turmoil.
- Daniel Cressey
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Books & Arts |
Why music moves us
Daniel J. Levitin enjoys a book that explains how rhythm, pitch and timbre are combined, and why the most delightful compositions balance predictability and surprise.
- Daniel J. Levitin
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News & Views |
Genetic pot luck
Without the trillions of microbes that inhabit our gut, we can't fully benefit from the components of our diet. But cultural differences in diet may, in part, dictate what food our gut microbiota can digest.
- Justin L. Sonnenburg
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Economists need their own uncertainty principle
Bad risk management contributed to the current financial crisis. Two economists believe the situation could be improved by gaining a deeper understanding of what is not known, as Philip Ball explains.
- Philip Ball
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Correspondence |
Forensics: experts disagree on statistics from DNA trawls
- Charles Taylor
- & Paul Colman
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Career Brief |
Investing in jobs
More venture capital has gone into biotech than any other industry in the past year.
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Science writer's victory hailed by UK libel reformers
British Chiropractic Association considering its options after court setback.
- Daniel Cressey
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Rule poses threat to museum bones
Law change will allow Native American tribes to reclaim ancient bones found close to their lands.
- Rex Dalton
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Future funding for agricultural research uncertain
Financial donors wrangle over global research group's strategy.
- Natasha Gilbert
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Japan plans nuclear power expansion
Proposal for eight new reactors and nuclear fuel reprocessing faces public opposition.
- David Cyranoski
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Bursting the genomics bubble
The Human Genome Project attracted investment beyond what a rational analysis would have predicted. There are pros and cons to that, says Philip Ball.
- Philip Ball
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Cheaper catalyst cleans diesel-car fumes
Platinum-free material means fuel-efficient engines at lower cost.
- Richard Van Noorden
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Nobelists defend actions of sacked dean
Grant committee deny dean had any influence on grant decisions.
- Linda Nordling