NASEM - Biological Collections Need National Strategy, Increased Investment
According to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), biological collections - living and natural history specimens, biological materials, and data in museums, stock centers, research centers, and universities - are in need of long-term financial sustainability, digitization, recruitment and support of a diverse workforce, and infrastructure upgrades. (Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials)
Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Global Biodiversity Goals Not Being Met, Says UN Report
A new report from the United Nations (UN) concludes that the world has not met any of the targets set 10 years ago by the Convention on Biological Diversity for protecting nature. (Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials)
Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Congress to Pass Stopgap Measure to Avoid Shutdown
With negotiations over COVID-19 pandemic relief stalled, lawmakers are looking to pass a stopgap funding bill to keep the government operational in the new fiscal year which starts on October 1. A stopgap funding measure is required because the House and Senate have not yet agreed on and passed appropriations bills to fund the government in fiscal year 2021. (Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials)
Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
American Society of Human Genetics Denounces Unethical Use of False Genetic “Theories”
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has issued a statement reinforcing facts about human genetics and expressing strong opposition to efforts that bend genetics knowledge for social or political ends. (Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials)
Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Time to Invest in Biodiversity-Related Research
Now is the time for major new investments in biodiversity-related science. As is highlighted by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the loss of biodiversity remains a global crisis with significant implications for human well-being. With 1000,000 species threatened by extinction, research must happen now.. Click here to read more.
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Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - July 12, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
BioFrontiers
This month marks the launch of an exciting new column in BioScience--BioFrontiers. Each month, BioScience will commission a science journalist to report on an issue shaping the future of the biological sciences or the application of the biological sciences in service to society. Click here to read more.
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Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - June 13, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
NEON Should Be Run by Ecologists for Ecologists
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is the largest investment in ecological research in the United States to date, with the National Science Foundation (NSF) investing more than $430 million from its Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) account to build the NEON platform. Click here to read more.
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Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - May 10, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
IP, Security, and Other International Issues--Ignore at Your Peril
Diplomacy, national security, intellectual property rights, and immigration policy have been topics of frequent discussion and debate in political and public policy circles in Washington, DC, for a few years now. Click here to read more.
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Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - April 17, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Extending Biodiversity Specimens: A Science Agend
Funders of scientific research frequently express a desire for long-range plans from the scientific community that can guide future investments and foster frontier fields of inquiry. Some fields have been more successful than others in articulating these roadmaps.
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Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - March 21, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Interdisciplinarity for Impact: Science Communication
The American Institute of Biological Sciences works to improve the understanding of life. To achieve this, we actively endeavor to appropriately and effectively share the knowledge derived from biological sciences research with the audiences who require scientific information to inform their decisions.
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Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - February 20, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
AIBS celebrates and promotes graduate student leadership
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is committed to promoting informed decision-making that advances the biological sciences for the benefit of science and society. One of the innovative ways in which we achieve this goal is by cultivating the next generation of leaders within the scientific community through programs such as our Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. Click here to read more.
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Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - January 10, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
The Limiting Factor: Does the New NSF Policy Jeopardize Research?
The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) implemented a new submission policy restricting applications to core programs across the directorate (these include the Divisions of Environmental Biology, Integrative Organismal Systems, and Molecular and Cellular Biosciences). Click here to read more.
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Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - December 14, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Communicating for Impact, Not Attention
Science, particularly biology, can contribute to informed debate and decision-making on many important issues. However, ethics, economics, emotion, and many other factors inform whether and how people use scientific information to guide their decisions.Click here to read more.
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Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - November 20, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
The Coming Era of Open Data
The culture of science is changing. Both funding agencies and journals are placing increasing pressure on authors to provide the data that underlie their publications. Indeed, the US Long Term Ecological Research program and many of its partner programs have been pioneers in ecological informatics and data accessibility. Click here to read more.
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Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - October 23, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Telling the Story of Science
Members of the scientific community increasingly recognize the importance of sharing science with the public. This is crucial, if for no other reason than science requires broad public support to move forward. A challenge, however, is figuring out how to effectively engage nonscientists. Click here to read more.
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Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - October 23, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
