CSPO in the News Archive


October 2004

 

Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2004

Stepping Out of Line in Stem Cell Research; Proposition 71 would cut the link between science and democracy: Daniel Sarewitz's Commentary about how Proposition 71, California's stem cell initiative, would put stem cell research out of the reach of democracy - in a move that would seriously undermine the unwritten social contract that exists between government and science in this country.

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UC Berkeley News, October 20, 2004

Whether it’s panthers or pollution, faith-based science isn’t enough.  Current federal science policy suggests that not all data are created equal:  David Guston, a professor at Rutgers University, preferred to “question the framing” of politicization of science, and to explore how to make science “popular, relevant, and participatory” through what he called increased democratization of science policy.

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The Scientist, October 20, 2004

Scientists vow to vote out Bush: David Guston, a Rutgers University professor, says that the recent outrage from scientists regarding the so-called politicization of science is disingenuous.  "Science is shot through, top to bottom with politics," he said, in everything from decisions about billions in funding to the votes on tenure committees.

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New York Times, October 4, 2004

The Ethics of Biotechnology: David Guston's Letter to the Editor regarding the article, "The Travels of a Bioengineered Gene."

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Oakland Tribune, October, 2004

Science takes back seat to Bush's beliefs, researchers say: cites David Guston.

 

San Jose Mercury News, October, 2004

Stem cell measure no panacea: cites Daniel Sarewitz

 



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