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[PHOTOGRAPH] DNA (ribbon model for backbone with ball-and-stick model for base pairs) [Public domain image courtesy of Jerome Walker,Dennis Myts]

Synthetic DNA: Balancing Reward and Risk

[5 February 2010]
Draft U.S. guidelines that create a voluntary screening process to support safe trade in manufactured DNA would enhance security without hurting research experts said at AAAS.
[PHOTOGRAPH] A sprinter kneeling with his feet in the blocks, ready to run [Photo © & licensed by Getty Images, #AA033222]

A New Way to Cheat: Genetic Modification

[4 February 2010]
Top researchers in the field of human enhancement, writing in Science, urge scientists to take the lead in warning that “gene doping” poses profound risks to athletes seeking an edge.
[PHOTOGRAPH] Cracked mud. [Photo © and licensed by Getty Images, # NPA_068]

Adaptation Vital for Climate Portfolio

[3 February 2010]
Climate change inevitably will cause significant human and economic impacts and the U.S. must make plans to adapt, a panel of experts urged at a briefing co-organized by AAAS.
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Science Policy

[PHOTOGRAPH] The White House [Image © and licensed by Getty Images]

Obama’s 2011 Budget Offers Some Key R&D Increases

[2 February 2010]
The overall R&D budget proposed Monday by President Barack Obama is flat, but includes significant increases for key programs, science adviser John Holdren said at AAAS.
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Education

[PHOTOGRAPH] A microchip standing and reflecting on a table [Photo © and licensed by John Foxx, Getty Images]

Problem Solvers: Innovate to Beat Challenges

[27 January 2010]
At a AAAS/NSF meeting, engineers with disabilities shared advice—also suitable to non-disabled workers—on strategies and technologies they used to succeed in their jobs.
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International

[PHOTOGRAPH] Healthy coral reef on the north coast of East Timor [Photo © Nick Hobgood, licensed Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0]

Adapting to Changes in Marine Ecosystems

[26 January 2010]
Two marine scientists speaking at AAAS warned that humans and marine life will be forced to adapt to climate change on oceans already vulnerable due to over-fishing and pollution.
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Public Engagement

[PHOTOGRAPH] San Diego shoreline

San Diego Hosts “Olympics of Science Conferences”

[1 February 2010]
The 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting is coming to San Diego for the first time, featuring cutting-edge international research and sharing the excitement of science at many free public events.
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Special Offer & Highlight

Special Offer: Science Classic

Individual AAAS members can read all of the Science archives back to 1880!
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Highlight: AAAS R&D Budget on Twitter

Stay on top of the U.S. 2011 budget process with breaking news and information on Twitter.
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