A Research and Education Agenda for Biology?
For some time, biologists have argued that a greater federal investment in biological research and education is required to move science forward and solve urgent societal problems. ArguÂably, this...
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Robert E. Gropp Source Type: news
Stimulating Science: One Year After the Recovery Act
A year ago, as the US economy was on the brink of meltdown, Congress and President Obama enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; PL 111-5). The $787-billion economic...
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
Science Advice in the States
In 2006 this column posed the question, "Where are all the state science advisers?" With states challenged to make more decisions about investments in research, science education, and...
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
Congress Learns about 21st Century Biology
Last year, the National Research Council (NRC) issued A New Biology for the 21st Century: Ensuring the United States Leads the Coming Biology Revolution. Described by some scientists as...
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Robert E. Gropp Source Type: news
Major Changes in Congress May Mean Major Changes for Science Policy
This month, voters across the nation will head to the polls for the midterm elections. Regardless of the final results, the departure of several long-standing science and education advocates will...
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
New Congress, Old Climate Rhetoric?
Last month, members of the 112th Congress were sworn into office, making the composition of the new Congress very different from that of the 111th. Although the election is over, it remains unclear...
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Robert E. Gropp Source Type: news
Synthetic Biology Promises Risk and Reward
In May 2010, researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute announced the creation of the world's first synthetic organism.
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
Will Lawmakers Reform Immigration Rules for STEM Graduates?
Ranjini Prithviraj is at the start of a promising career in neuroscience. She is a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), serves as an editor on the NIH Fellows Editorial...
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
White House Begins to Map Course toward Bio-Based Economy
Politicians and pundits clogged the airwaves last year with rhetoric about the state of the nation's economy. Amid this noise, a few economic policy initiatives did begin to take shape. For...
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Robert E. Gropp Source Type: news
Data Show that Federal Investment in Research Pays Dividends
In 1990, the federal government formally launched an ambitious initiative to sequence the human genome, to identify all the genes in human DNA, and to develop the tools to store and allow access to...
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
New Farm Bill Could Have Devastating Effects on Water Quality
Agricultural nonpoint-source pollution has repeatedly been cited as a leading cause of degraded water quality in water bodies ranging from tributaries to coastal estuaries. Approximately 40 percent...
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Adrienne Froelich Sponberg Source Type: news
Researchers Take on a New Role: Advocate for Profession, Science
Scientists pride themselves on being objective purveyors of information. For some, this may seem at odds with delving into the world of public policy, where politics and spin seemingly reign supreme....
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
Balancing Privacy and Progress: Biobanks and Genome Sequencing
Genome sequencing coupled with medical and personal data holds enormous promise for unraveling the mysteries of the human body and advancing disease treatment. Increasingly, research projects are...
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Source: Washington Watch - June 26, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Eve S. McCulloch Source Type: news
Balancing Privacy and Progress: Biobanks and Genome Sequencing
Genome sequencing coupled with medical and personal data holds enormous promise for unraveling the mysteries of the human body and advancing disease treatment. Increasingly, research projects are collecting data on large numbers of people to determine links among diseases, lifestyle, environment, and genes. The biobanks being created with these data raise questions about protecting the privacy of individuals whose DNA and medical records fuel research.
Repositories of human genetic material emerged more than a decade ago in Iceland with the company deCODE genetics. The United Kingdom has created a biobank with 500,000 enr...
Source: Washington Watch - May 21, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Eve S. McCulloch Source Type: news
US Struggles to Clear Up Confusion Left in the Wake of Rapanos
For two decades, Michigan developer John Rapanos battled the US government over the extent of protection for wetlands and streams under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Now, more than two years after the Supreme Court issued its 4-1-4 split decision, Rapanos and the government have reached a settlement: Rapanos will pay a $150,000 civil fine and about $750,000 more to mitigate 54 acres of wetlands that were filled without authorization. While Rapanos may finally have some closure, confusion over CWA protections remains, leaving all three branches of the federal government struggling to provide clarity for CWA implementation and ...
Source: Washington Watch - January 23, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Adrienne Froelich Sponberg Source Type: news
