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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Science: A Wild Card in Global Warming
[29 January 2010]
Water vapor is an important greenhouse gas, but new research in Science suggests declining stratospheric vapor has helped slow the rise in global temperatures over the past decade.

Genetics Sites Win Science Prize for Online Education
[28 January 2010]
Two Web sites at the University of Utah’s Genetic Science Learning Center have been selected winners of the first the Science Prize for Online Resources in Education.

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.

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.

Glass of Water=Light Bulb?
[25 January 2010]
How much water does it take to light a house? Two energy experts speaking at AAAS said U.S. water and energy resources are intertwined and urged new conservation efforts.

Science: Tracking MRSA Around the World’s Hospitals
[21 January 2010]
Using new genome-sequencing techniques, researchers have tracked the drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacterium known as MRSA as it has spread around the world.

Using Satellite Images to Assess Haitian Disaster
[15 January 2010]
Lars Bromley, who leads AAAS projects on geospatial technologies, is involved with other geographers studying the images for clues about earthquake damage and relief needs.

More Paths for Minority Researchers
[15 January 2010]
Participants at a AAAS-NSF brainstormed ways to increase minority faculty members and said that minorities should also be encouraged to pursue jobs in industry and at national labs.

Science: Progress, and Concerns, on HIV Drugs
[14 January 2010]
Science and Science Translational Medicine highlight recent HIV research concerning the upside of antiretroviral treatments—and concerns for rising resistance to the drugs.

East Africa: Science for Development and Health
[12 January 2010]
Top officials from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda told a AAAS audience that they’re using science—and science diplomacy—to promote regional stability and prosperity.