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...Eastern societies have dehumanized the scientist in a completely opposite way: They have deified him. In many Asian countries, scientists are national heroes. Take Chen Jin, a top physicist, who was feted by top Chinese leaders for developing the Hanxin computer chip. Or Hwang Woo-Suk, the South Korean biologist whose pioneering stem cell research was a point of national pride. When the research of each scientist was uncovered as fraudulent, it was a blow not just to the field in which his work was conducted, not just to the institution he was affiliated, but to the collective national egos...
...deans of the School of Public Health and the Medical School appointed the 24 members of UPCSE, which was co-chaired by Stubbs, Smith Professor of Molecular Genetics Andrew Murray, and Kuhn Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Christopher Walsh. The three professors are a physicist, biologist, and biochemist, respectively...
...late May, shoals of tuna begin their annual migration from the Atlantic through the Strait of Gibraltar, before spending one month breeding in the Med's temperate water. The traditional fishermen's contest against the industrial ranches has become so fierce during the past few years that some marine biologists and environmental activists fear it could threaten the very survival of the Mediterranean bluefin. The volume of tuna caught in the Mediterranean has soared in just a few years. Indeed, it tripled between the summer of 2002 and late last year, according to a report last November by Advanced Tuna...
...National Rifle Association, Bennett said he had blocked the vote because of concerns over “her policies toward the Game and Fish Commission and its activities”—I can only guess he is referring to the fact that she is a biologist, not a hunter. But there is something else: Martin is the only woman on the Commission and is the single mother of a two-year-old son. Wildlife Conservation Council officer Pete Cimellaro told senators early in Martin’s confirmation hearings that the work demanded by the Commission would take...
...Well, you could always turn to one of the start-up biotech firms that are providing limited genetic testing for about $250. "We have 19 genes we've identified that have a clear and defined response to diet and environmental or lifestyle choices," says Rosalynn Gill-Garrison, a molecular biologist who helped found the Sciona company in 2000. Worried about that caffeine-calcium link? Sciona tests for that, as well as genetic variants that affect insulin sensitivity, cholesterol levels and more...