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• Global Carbon Emissions Reached Record High In 2012

  
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  Global carbon emissions reached a new high in 2012, rising by 1.4% to 31.6 billion tons, according to the International Energy Agency. The large rise in emissions was led by China, which released 300 million more tons in 2012 than it did in 2011. Image Credit: Climate Change via Flickr CC As well as leading ...
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• Prize fight

  
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  Should we all be joining the new enthusiasm for prizes in science? The world of science policy is currently getting excited about prizes. A piece in yesterdays Nature , for which I provided some grumpy quotes, discusses the recent wave of science prizes that are trying to take their place beside the Nobels. And ...
  4 days ago

• Reaction on gene-patenting ruling from around the web

  
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  Wow, what a busy day for gene patenting discussions! This morning’s decision (.pdf) by the Supreme Court that isolated DNA is not patentable has sparked a wave of stories, press releases and announcements across the web. I thought I’d pull together some of the most useful information I’ve found today on the ...
  5 days ago

• A closer look at Supreme Court’s decision on gene patenting

  
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  As previously discussed here and elsewhere, the Supreme Court today issued its opinion in the gene patenting case Association for Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics, Inc. In a unanimous decision  (.pdf) authored by Justice Thomas, the Court declared that isolated genomic DNA was not eligible for patent ...
  5 days ago

• We All Know (Own) Our ACGTs

  
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  This is more a “hey, look at this” post than any considered analysis, but the Supremes just handed down what will probably be the biggest non-politics-centered decision of this or many sessions: you can’t patent genes. Interestingly, this result was apparently not even close as a matter of law, as the ...
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• Supreme Court rules on Myriad’s “gene patenting” case

  
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  This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued their anxiously awaited decision in the case of the Association for Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics, Inc. Often called the gene patenting case, the case raises the issue of whether companies like Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics, Inc. can patent genes, ...
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• Making the case for open access books | Simon Chaplin

  
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  The humanities matter. Books matter. Through open access, they can reach a wider audience than ever before A policy requiring open access to academic books? Surely thats asking for trouble? After all, it was only a few months ago that many humanities researchers were up in arms when Research Councils UK (RCUK) ...
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• Online Poker Players Short of Winning Hand on Hill

  
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  Not long ago, legislation to legalize online poker seemed a good bet to pass Congress. But the retirement of Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., last year has left online poker players without a key Senate GOP ally and a card short of a winning hand.
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• A modest public spending proposal

  
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  What if ministers had to make an announcement every time the government spent £2m? The other day I received an email that could herald a revolution in Britains public finances. It was a press release from the government , proudly informing me that Danny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, would be ...
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• Drug laws amount to scientific censorship, says David Nutt

  
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  Former government adviser says illegal status of psychoactive drugs stymies research into their potential therapeutic uses International drug laws amount to scientific censorship, setting back key areas of research including medical treatments, according to a former government drug adviser. In the journal Nature ...
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• Drug laws amount to scientific censorship, says David Nutt

  
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  Former government adviser says illegal status of psychoactive drugs stymies research into their potential therapeutic uses International drug laws amount to scientific censorship, setting back key areas of research including medical treatments, according to a former government drug adviser. In the journal Nature ...
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• Drug laws amount to scientific censorship, says David Nutt

  
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  Former government adviser says illegal status of psychoactive drugs stymies research into their potential therapeutic uses International drug laws amount to scientific censorship, setting back key areas of research including medical treatments, according to a former government drug adviser. In the journal Nature ...
  6 days ago

• Why is the Royal Society asking if theres a business case for diversity?

  
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  When the Royal Society commissions research of this type it endorses the idea that diversity should be argued on economic grounds Yesterday afternoon an innocuous tweet floated innocently along my timeline. It was from the Royal Society , advertising a current funding call for some social research. OK. Thats a good ...
  1 week ago

• Bioethicists say criticisms of preemie oxygen study could have “chilling effect” on clinical research

  
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  Thanks to a public outcry that included objections from bioethics experts from across the country, the federal Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) has decided to suspend sanctions it imposed earlier this year on a study of blood oxygen levels used to treat premature infants. The OHRP’s sanctions, issued ...
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• Cuts at the Science Museum Group: what should be done?

  
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  Should the Manchester science museum close to save Londons, or the other way around? After the recent outcry over the Royal Institution , it looks as if more of the UKs scientific heritage may be at risk: the Science Museum Group (SMG), in particular the Rail Museum in York, Bradfords Media Museum and the ...
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• Cuts at the Science Museum Group: what should be done?

  
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  Should the Manchester science museum close to save Londons, or the other way around? After the recent outcry over the Royal Institution , it looks as if more of the UKs scientific heritage may be at risk: the Science Museum Group (SMG), in particular the Rail Museum in York, Bradfords Media Museum and the ...
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• How innovations such as goal-line technology make sport better | Roger Pielke Jr

  
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  People, especially the sports-viewing public, understand uncertainties just fine Writing in Nature last week , Nic Fleming argues that "the introduction of goal-line technology to football is likely to perpetrate a mass deception on television viewers." He further worries that, "It will miss a huge opportunity to ...
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• How innovations such as goal-line technology make sport better | Roger Pielke Jr

  
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  People, especially the sports-viewing public, understand uncertainties just fine Writing in Nature last week , Nic Fleming argues that "the introduction of goal-line technology to football is likely to perpetrate a mass deception on television viewers." He further worries that, "It will miss a huge opportunity to ...
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• One for the road? The hidden risks of roadside alcohol availability

  
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  As JD Wetherspoon looks set to open its first motorway service station pub, it may be time to ask where to draw the line in the sale of alcohol, says Sally Adams In the UK, you can purchase and drink alcohol in bars, restaurants, cafes, at the cinema, at the theatre and on planes and trains. However, how often have ...
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• One for the road? The hidden risks of roadside alcohol availability

  
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  As JD Wetherspoon looks set to open its first motorway service station pub, it may be time to ask where to draw the line in the sale of alcohol, says Sally Adams In the UK, you can purchase and drink alcohol in bars, restaurants, cafes, at the cinema, at the theatre and on planes and trains. However, how often have ...
  2 weeks ago

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