Science Progress
Science Progress, a project of the Center for American Progress, is a magazine specifically designed to improve public understanding of science and technology and to showcase exciting, progressive ideas about the many ways in which government and citizens can leverage innovation for the common good. Since its inception in the fall of 2007, Science Progress has helped shape the conversation about our country’s investment in science.
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May 16, 12 07:46AMIn Brüstle v. Greenpeace, the highest court in the European Union ruled that processes requiring the destruction of human embryos cannot be patented in the European Union. The shaky ethical footi ng...
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May 14, 12 10:33AMGiven the obvious dangers, fully autonomous offensive lethal weapons should never be permitted, argues Jonathan Moreno in a Wall Street Journal opinion editorial.
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May 11, 12 09:09AMA new study concludes that in all likelihood, there isn’t going to be any one gene to explain political ideology–the phenomenon is going to be polygenic, and very difficult to study.
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May 10, 12 08:17AMMind control, truth serums, and "guilt-free" super soldiers. Experts discuss the past, present, and future of brain research in the military and counterintelligence and the paper back edition of "Mind Wars...
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May 08, 12 12:57PMThough progress has been slow, history will judge new agency scientific integrity policies not by the speed with which they were developed but by the lasting impact that they make.
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May 04, 12 02:22PMIn this week's science policy news: climate science and allergies, DOI releases new natural gas fracking rules, new data on polar ice melt, a new approach to cyber security, and thoughts about moving clean...
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May 03, 12 07:20AMA new report from the prominent global consulting firm McKinsey shows how process improvements and incremental technology innovation have brought solar photovoltaics to a tipping point.
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May 02, 12 08:05AMWe've all heard the saying, "never let a crisis go to waste." Dylan Otto Krider, in a guest post, describes differences between liberals and conservatives in the way they view disasters and policy goa ls...
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May 01, 12 09:02AMThe Obama administration articulates its support for women in STEM careers with an event at the White House and the release of a new video, but much remains to be done to maximize the participation of women...
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Apr 30, 12 06:37AMA just-released poll from the Yale and George Mason climate change communication programs finds that more Americans support action to reduce global warming than the media and Beltway insiders would ha ve...
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