Tag Archives: Sciences

[News & Analysis] Bird Flu Controversy: Dead Reckoning the Lethality of Bird Flu

On 2 February at the New York Academy of Sciences, Michael Osterholm and Peter Palese, both prominent influenza researchers, debated just how deadly the avian virus known as H5N1 is to humans. Continue reading

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[News & Analysis] Eastern Europe: High Hopes for Croatia’s ‘Warm Spring Harbor’ Remain Unfulfilled

What was supposed to be a rising star in Eastern European science, the Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences in Split, is mired in controversy and appears to be on the brink of collapse. Continue reading

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[News & Analysis] Eastern Europe: High Hopes for Croatia’s ‘Warm Spring Harbor’ Remain Unfulfilled

What was supposed to be a rising star in Eastern European science, the Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences in Split, is mired in controversy and appears to be on the brink of collapse. Continue reading

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[Perspective] Retrospective: Bernadine Healy (1944–2011)

The first woman to lead the U.S. Continue reading

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[Perspective] Retrospective: Bernadine Healy (1944–2011)

The first woman to lead the U.S. Continue reading

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[News & Analysis] China: Foreign Researchers Begin to Make Their Mark

Foreign researchers are hailing a pair of fellowship programs launched in 2009 to bring non-Chinese scientists to labs at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Continue reading

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[News & Analysis] Space Science: Chinese Academy Takes Space Under Its Wing

On 3 May, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced that five space science missions were slated for launch in CAS’s decadal plan, which began this year, marking a turning point for Chinese space science. Continue reading

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[News & Analysis] Space Science: Chinese Academy Takes Space Under Its Wing

On 3 May, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced that five space science missions were slated for launch in CAS’s decadal plan, which began this year, marking a turning point for Chinese space science. Continue reading

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[Book Review] History of Science: The Inquisitive West

Offering a cultural perspective on Western dominance in the sciences, Huff emphasizes the importance of inquisitive impulses. Continue reading

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[News & Analysis] 2011 Budget: China Bets Big on Small Grants, Large Facilities

The National Natural Sciences Foundation of China, the country’s main agency for funding competitive, peer-reviewed research grants, will get 12 billion yuan ($1.83 billion) in 2011—a 17% increase over 2010 and twice its budget just 2 years ago. Continue reading

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