Science & Society
- Gene Patents Gone
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The big news in biotech this week is the court ruling against Myriad Genetics and gene patents. As Genomics Law Report discusses, this was an overwhelming win for the plaintiffs (which included the ACLU and various research and patients' organizations ...
Article - Michael White - Mar 31 2010 - 12:25pm
- Autism Awareness Month
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The month of April is National Autism Awareness month. Because this is a subject that touches many, and is frequently a topic of discussion not only on this site- but across the entire world of media and journalism – ScientificBlogging will be presenting a ...
Article - Kimberly Crandell - Apr 26 2010 - 12:50pm
- Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi: Dhalgren
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Apocalyptic Sci-Fi: Dhalgren Dhalgren is an unconventional but outstanding post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel, and New York Magazine has an excellent feature piece on the book this month: ...
Blog Post - Michael White - Apr 1 2010 - 8:52pm
- Simon Singh Wins- US Law To The Rescue!
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Simon Singh Wins- US Law To The Rescue! The British Courts do not indulge themselves in bogus judgements- not even on April 1st. This article is genuine. A note on common law: Both the US and the UK are common law jurisdictions. British courts will accor ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 3 2010 - 4:46am
- A Simple Statement About Complexity
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I was working on a paper recently, and my boss included a editing note that got me thinking. The topic dealt with certain circuits in the limbic network of the brain. The note included the line: "limbic connections are very complex". The poin ...
Article - David Sloan - Apr 4 2010 - 11:20am
- How the history of science is like a fantasy novel
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Not long ago, I read J.R.R. Tolkien's mythopoeia masterpiece, The Silmarillion (his creation myth for the world of The Lord of the Rings). Upon finishing it, I immediately picked up Sparks of Life, a history of the spontaneous generation debates. As I ...
Blog Post - Adam Retchless - Apr 4 2010 - 8:57am
- South Dakota Exempted From Laws Of Science
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South Dakota Exempted From Laws of Science The South Dakota Legislature thinks that scientific laws are made up by people to suit agendas. Accordingly, they have invented some agendist stuff to make a political declaration that climate change is a myth. ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 5 2010 - 1:05am
- 50 Excellent Science Blogs Anyone Can Appreciate
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Any time a 'best science sites' list is created by someone outside the usual self-congratulatory, self-indulgent clique it's worth taking a look, namely because in this instance I found 5 terrific sites I had never heard of before. I won� ...
Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Apr 7 2010 - 1:39am
- USA and Russia START Again, But is a New Nuclear Treaty Worth Anything?
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The United States and Russia are scheduled to sign a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) this Thursday in Prague. The previous treaty expired on 5 December 2009, making the absence of any treaty potentially more dangerous than signing one designed ...
Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - Apr 7 2010 - 8:54am
- Bias is bad for science
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The New York Times recently published an article about bias against women and minorities in science fields (and schooling). I’ve written about this before, in my regular blog, and that was about a study from 2004. We’re not getting much better at this — o ...
Blog Post - Barry Leiba - Apr 8 2010 - 2:02pm
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