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January 9, 2009
ScienceInsider Roundup
January 5, 2009
Bush Creates World's Largest Set of Marine Sanctuaries
Waters around 11 Pacific islands will be off-limits to commercial fishing
December 19, 2008
ScienceInsider Roundup
A selection of this week's stories from Science's new policy blog
November 18, 2008
When a Flood Beats a Trickle
Old-fashioned irrigation saves water
November 12, 2008
Sonar Wins in Supreme Court
Court sides with Navy in Warships vs. Whales fight
September 19, 2008
McCain Freeze Would Chill Science
Campaign aide delivers downbeat message to research advocates
June 20, 2007
Bush Reaffirms Stem Cell Policy With Veto
New executive order urges backing of lines that don't create or destroy embryos
April 30, 2007
High Court Raises the Patent Bar
Measured Supreme Court ruling will make it harder to patent "obvious" ideas
Patent office determines that patents on human embryonic cells were "obvious"
March 19, 2007
Congress Probes Edits of Climate Reports
Oversight committee claims White House tried to underplay significance of climate change
March 13, 2007
NCI Puts Breast Cancer Trial on Hold
Budget concerns, questions regarding study's value cited
November 29, 2006
A Hot Debate on Climate Change
Supreme Court hears fight over CO2 between states and EPA
July 27, 2006
EPA Urged to Finish Risk Assessment of TCE
U.S. National Research Council report calls for final word on contaminant's danger to humans
May 17, 2006
International Talent Still Welcome
U.S. Commerce Department backs off on export rules that could have hindered foreign scientists
May 15, 2006
Supreme Court Limits Power of Patents
Biotechs fear decision will give judges more leeway on infringement cases
