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May 19 2006, 312 (5776)
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UNITED STATES: Chemical Connections (p. 1067)
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Robin Arnette Industry offers opportunities for scientists with the right combination of
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EUROPE: On the Road to Recovery? (p. 1068)
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Elisabeth Pain After several slow years, Europe's chemical industry, and its job
opportunities, may be recovering. Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/1068?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disciplines and Jobs (p. 1069)
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Elisabeth Pain Opportunities and job descriptions can differ markedly by discipline.
Science offers a snapshot of the types of research jobs at some major
European chemical companies. Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/1069?etoc NEWS OF THE WEEK
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KOREAN CLONING SCANDAL: Prosecutors Allege Elaborate Deception and Missing
Funds (p. 980)
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D. Yvette Wohn and Dennis Normile SEOUL--Once-famed, now-disgraced stem cell pioneer Woo Suk Hwang was
indicted on 12 May on charges of fraud, embezzlement, and violations of a
bioethics law. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/980?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: Well-Balanced Panel to Tackle Algebra Reform
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Jeffrey Mervis Former University of Texas president and chemist Larry Faulkner has been
named to chair a new presidentially appointed panel that will tackle the
long-running debate over reforming U.S. mathematics education. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/982a?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. PATENT POLICY: PTO Wants to Tap Experts to Help Patent Examiners (p.
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Eli Kintisch In hopes of improving the quality of patents and reducing a backlog that
this month topped 1 million applications, the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office is weighing an online pilot project to solicit public input on
patent applications. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/982b?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
PALEOANTHROPOLOGY: How the Hobbit Shrugged: Tiny Hominid's Story Takes New
Turn (p. 983)
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Elizabeth Culotta SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO--Close-up looks at some of the bones of the
1-meter-tall people who made stone tools and hunted dwarf elephants 18,000
years ago on the Indonesian island of Flores have given the "hobbit" saga
even more odd twists. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/983a?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
PALEOANTHROPOLOGY: But Is It Pathological? (p. 983)
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Elizabeth Culotta In a Technical Comment published online by Science this week
(www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/999b), a few
paleoanthropologists make the case that the bones of the bizarre
1-meter-tall hominid from the Indonesian island of Flores are nothing more
than diseased modern humans. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/983b?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
GENETIC TESTING: U.K. Embryos May Be Screened for Cancer Risk (p. 984)
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Laura Blackburn CAMBRIDGE, U.K.--In vitro fertilization patients will be able to use
genetic testing to avoid having children with mutations in genes such as
BRCA1 and BRCA2 that raise cancer risks, the U.K. Human Fertilisation and
Embryology Authority ruled last week. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/984?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
HUMAN EVOLUTION: Genomes Throw Kinks in Timing of Chimp-Human Split (p.
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Elizabeth Pennisi After comparing the genomes of five primate species, researchers have
concluded that the ancestors of chimps and humans went their separate ways
about 6 million years ago--at least a million years later than fossils
suggest--and that early hominids interbred with their chimp cousins. (Read
more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/985a?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
INFECTIOUS DISEASE: RU-486-Linked Deaths Open Debate About Risky Bacteria
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Jennifer Couzin ATLANTA, GEORGIA--Government officials and scientists convened last week to
address troubling questions about two deadly types of bacterial infections
that may be growing more common. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/986?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT: Invention of China's Homegrown DSP Chip Dismissed as
a Hoax (p. 987)
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Hao Xin In a major embarrassment for China's national electronics R&D program, an
inventor's claim to have created a series of homegrown computer chips has
been declared a fraud. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/987a?etoc NEWS FOCUS
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EDUCATION: Finding Common Ground in the U.S. Math Wars (p. 988)
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Jeffrey Mervis For years, mathematicians and math educators have blamed one another for
the inadequacies of U.S. mathematics education. But both sides may finally
be headed toward agreement on how to fix the system. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/988?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTRONOMY: After a Tough Year, ALMA's Star Begins to Rise at Last (p. 990)
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Daniel Clery Cost hikes, scarce labor, and management changes have buffeted the first
global telescope array, but new funding agreements may augur smoother
sailing ahead. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/990?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENERGY ALTERNATIVES: Waiting for ITER, Fusion Jocks Look EAST (p. 992)
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Dennis Normile HEFEI, CHINA--China is breaking new ground with a fusion test bed that will
tide researchers over until the International Thermonuclear Experimental
Reactor megaproject comes online. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/992?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENERGY ALTERNATIVES: Asian Fusion (p. 993)
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Dennis Normile Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/993a?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCIENTIFIC OPENNESS: Should Academics Self-Censor Their Findings on
Terrorism? (p. 993)
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Some government-funded researchers believe their papers require special
handling. But others say that creating such a gray area undermines academic
freedom. (Read more.) Full story at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5776/993b?etoc
***************** Sponsored by Rider University *****************
Rider University has a long history of forming first-class
Scientists and first-class Leaders. We are now forming Scientists
who are Leaders. Are you a scientist who is aspiring to be a
leader? Rider University's Applied Leadership Institute is a
three-day course designed for science professionals who seek to
expand their leadership skills and abilities. Participants in the
program will interact with corporate officers and leaders from
companies such as Tyco Electronics, Johnson & Johnson, Becton
Dickinson Diagnostics, Bristol-Myers Squibb and will learn from
Rider University and Harvard University faculty. The Institute
will be held in Princeton, New Jersey, from June 6 to June 8,
2006. For more information, please call Rider University's Office
of University Outreach at (609) 896-5033 or visit us on the web
at http://www.rider.edu/ali . *****************************************************************
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