Science must prepare for impact

ASCs must prepare to meet latest CMS infection control expectations.

Conservation science must engender hope to succeed.

The road we must take: multidisciplinary team science.

Translational research is acknowledged to be complex and to require a diverse skill set. Many organizations, particularly academic institutions, have invested in educational programs, facilities, and enhanced resources to encourage translational research. Critically needed, however, is an emphasis on creating and sustaining multidisciplinary research teams. It is through the power of many and a...

Why The Future Of Science Must Be In Free Software

This essay is about free software. Nowadays the importance of software is increasing day after day, and more and more people are obliged to use software in their everyday life. This is why talking about software often means talking about people’s habits with all the relative consequences: economic and pseudophilosophical arguments are often mixed up. This essay is an attempt to give an objectiv...

Science Must Be Responsible to Society, Not to Politics

Governments rightly request the advice of scientists on matters of fact that affect the public good, from climate change to cancer screening. Scientists must then assess available data and present recommendations based on the data. But what is the role of scientists when politicians see these recommendations as inconvenient? In mid-November 2009 the United States Preventive Services Task Force ...