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Agriculture and Food
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Challenges in Genetically Engineered Crop Regulatory Process
May 8, 2012 — A new innovation can completely reshape an industry -- inspiring both optimism and debate. The development of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the 1980's ignited a buzz in the agricultural ... > full story -
Biased Evidence? Researchers Challenge Post-Marketing Drug Trial Practices
May 3, 2012 — Bioethicists argue that current research ethics frameworks do not flag drug trials that, while not putting patients at risk, produce biased evidence. As an example, they point to phase IV research -- ... > full story -
Energy Issues
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Energy Policy
Environmental Science
Solar Energy
Use of Public and Private Dollars for Scaling Up Clean Energy Needs a Reality Check, Say Scholars
May 1, 2012 — In a post-Solyndra, budget-constrained world, the transition to a decarbonized energy system faces great hurdles. Overcoming these hurdles will require smarter and more focused policies. Two writers ... > full story -
Public Health
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Today's Healthcare
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Scientific Conduct
Large-Scale Analysis Finds Majority of Clinical Trials Don't Provide Meaningful Evidence
May 1, 2012 — The largest comprehensive analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov finds that clinical trials are falling short of producing high-quality evidence needed to guide medical decision-making. The analysis found ... > full story -
Primary Seat Belt Laws Mean Even High-Risk Teens Stay Buckled Up Into Adulthood
April 19, 2012 — Teen drivers who live in states with “secondary enforcement” seat belt laws are less likely to stay buckled up than in “primary enforcement” ... > full story -
Tsunami Risk Reduction in the Age of Twitter
April 12, 2012 — In theory, national governments should issue tsunami watches and warnings. For sure, they should be the only ones issuing evacuation orders. But social media are much quicker to ... > full story -
Exploring the Risk and Rewards of Stem Cell Products
April 11, 2012 — Scientists have developed a road map that could help guide researchers, stem cell product manufacturers, treating physicians and patients through the complex maze of imagining, creating and ... > full story -
Banned Antibiotics Found in Poultry Products
April 5, 2012 — Researchers have found evidence suggesting that a class of antibiotics previously banned by the US government for poultry production is still in ... > full story -
Market Exchange Rules Responsible for Wealth Concentration, Physicists Say
March 7, 2012 — Physicists have shown that wealth concentration invariably stems from a particular type of market exchange rules -- where agents cannot receive more income than their own capital. The authors ... > full story -
Law That Regulates Shark Fishery Is Too Liberal, Experts Say
March 2, 2012 — Shark fins are worth more than other parts of the shark and are often removed from the body, which gets thrown back into the sea. To curtail this wasteful practice, many countries allow the fins to ... > full story
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