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Here we present recent news items specially selected from Nature, Nature Medicine and Nature Biotechnology.
March 2003
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Academics fume as university refuses to reject tobacco dollars
Academics at the University of California are on a collision course with their administrators this week over a proposal to close the door on the acceptance of research funds from tobacco corporations.
Nature (27 March 2003)
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Mystery virus slow to yield its identity as patient numbers rise
Health officials were intensifying their efforts this week to control an international outbreak of mystery pneumonia.
Nature (27 March 2003)
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Moderate flies flag for science on Capitol Hill
Most in Congress are businesspeople or lawyers by trade — only 3 of the 535 of them are qualified scientists. But there's one place on Capitol Hill where science can rely on a sympathetic hearing: the Science Committee of the House of Representatives.
Nature (27 March 2003)
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Biodefence plans earn lukewarm response from US academics
The first-ever Biodefense Research meeting — held last week — highlighted the challenges facing research administrators as they attempt to encourage university researchers to join the federal funding gold rush.
Nature (20 March 2003)
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Health labs focus on mystery pneumonia
The World Health Organization (WHO) is coordinating a massive international investigation into a mysterious pneumonia-like disease that may have originated in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.
Nature (20 March 2003)
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NATO reform promises more publicity for less science
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is to cut back its small but highly respected Science Programme and merge it with its public-relations office.
Nature (20 March 2003)
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Academies wrestle with issue of Islam's flagging science base
With the world on the brink of a conflict that is likely to reverberate for years to come, scientific leaders gathered in Trieste, Italy, last week to discuss why Islamic countries have neglected science and technology, and what could be done to end this neglect.
Nature (13 March 2003)
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Biotech project in turmoil as Michigan balances books
A project to turn Michigan into a biotechnology powerhouse is being gutted to help keep the state out of debt.
Nature (13 March 2003)
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Auction of DNA archive cancelled
A historic archive of molecular-biology papers will not be broken up and sold, as planned, at auction next month. Jeremy Norman, the California-based owner of the archive, said that he hopes instead to keep it intact and sell it to a library.
Nature (13 March 2003)
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Danish biotech centre faces axe
The Danish Biotechnology Instrument Center, set up in 2000 to support research into genomics and proteomics, could face closure for want of funds to cover its running costs.
Nature (13 March 2003)
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Cancer risk prompts US to curb gene therapy
Children with severe combined immunodeficiency disease should not normally be treated with gene therapy because of the associated cancer risk, a US advisory panel says. But it believes that there is insufficient evidence to justify halting similar trials for other conditions.
Nature (6 March 2003)
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Nebulous new rules rouse fear and loathing in laboratories
Two months ago, Texas Tech researcher Ted Reid was planning to collaborate with Thomas Butler, his colleague and head of infectious diseases. Then, in January, Butler was arrested for misleading federal officials about missing plague samples.
Nature Medicine (March 2003)
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Asian nations approach cloning consensus
Thrusting aside their many differences, Asian nations seem close to drafting consistent and clear guidelines on reproductive and therapeutic cloning.
Nature Medicine (March 2003)
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US budget bares bleak trends for biomedical science
The Bush administration confirmed US scientists' worst fears when it unveiled its proposal for the 2004 federal budget, even while congressional delays continued to hold the previous year's budget in legislative limbo.
Nature Medicine (March 2003)
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UK to regulate 'serious' genetic tests
Direct-to-consumer marketing of genetic testing services in the UK is likely to be strictly regulated under new proposals by the government-appointed Human Genetics Commission.
Nature Medicine (March 2003)
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US budget/Bioshield initiative emphasizes bioterrorism countermeasures
Similar to last year, the Bush administration's early February budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2004 focuses considerable attention on bioterrorism countermeasures.
Nature Biotechnology (March 2003)
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Japan launches new life-science initiatives
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry is about to launch several new initiatives to support the development of biodevices and research instrumentation for the life sciences sector.
Nature Biotechnology (March 2003)
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News in brief
Public starts to accept use of animal experiments...
| ...but activists force hotel to ditch meeting
| Clonaid wins 'snake oil' for clone claims
| Victims of smallpox vaccine 'should be compensated'
| US Army plans assault on biotech frontline
| Study breeds cautious optimism over vCJD
| The latest genomics, straight to your phone
| FDA releases bold plan
| JNJ buys Scios
| PDL purchases Eos
| International stem cell project
News Features
Battle of the mind
Plans for a vaccine for Alzheimer's disease were derailed last year when clinical trials revealed serious side-effects. But as Erika Check finds out, this approach could be about to get back on track.
Nature (27 March 2003)
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