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2005

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29 December 2005
Science Editors' Statement on Korean Stem Cell Probe

29 December 2005
Funded By Neutrogena, AAAS Launches “Skin Deep” Education Project

28 December 2005
Project 2061: Classroom Video Cameras Can Be Crucial In Teacher Training

27 December 2005
Mammoth “Metagenome” Sequencing

23 December 2005
Statement by Science Editors on Korean Stem Cell Probe

22 December 2005
Science’s Breakthrough of the Year: Watching Evolution In Action

21 December 2005
AAAS Honors Chemist Zafra Lerman For Efforts To Aid Persecuted Scientists

21 December 2005
Experts at First Abelson Seminar Ponder The Global Rise Of Chronic Disease

20 December 2005
Dover Decision Is Good for Long-Term Economic and Scientific Strength

16 December 2005
Science Awaiting Details On Request To Retract Stem Cell Paper

16 December 2005
Drought, Snails and Salt Marsh Death

15 December 2005
Science, Hughes Institute Launch Education Section

14 December 2005
Science Update Radio Show Wins Top Honors In International Contest

12 December 2005
Omenn Calls For Broad U.S. Effort To Improve The Climate For Innovation Policy

9 December 2005
AAAS Leadership Seminar Offers The Insiders’ View of S&T Policy

8 December 2005
Assembling Life From Scratch

8 December 2005
Emotional Brain Centers Help Cope With Uncertainty

1 December 2005
Earliest Bird Had Dino-Like Feet

30 November 2005
Radar Probes Beneath Mars' Surface

29 November 2005
AAAS Panel Explores U.S. Readiness For Terrorist “Dirty Bomb” Attack

28 November 2005
New Research in Science Shows Highest CO₂ Levels In 650,000 Years

28 November 2005
AAAS Ads In Major Newspapers To Extend the Science Education Message

22 November 2005
Experts at AAAS Briefing Detail the Growing Threat of Cyber-Terrorism

21 November 2005
Kinetic City’s “Nowhere To Hide” Plays Role in Major New Darwin Exhibition

17 November 2005
Grass-Eating Dinosaurs Discovered

16 November 2005
Willis Shapley, A Force In U.S. Science Policy, Dies At 88

16 November 2005
AAAS Lecture: Synthetic Life Research Shows Progress—And Raises Questions

15 November 2005
Science Merges Career Resources and Redesigns Online Sites

11 November 2005
The Genetic Roots of Modern Europeans

10 November 2005
Dueling Hunger Hormones

9 November 2005
AAAS "Deeply Disturbed" By Kansas Vote

8 November 2005
AAAS Names Science Journalism Awards Winners

7 November 2005
Autism and Sex Differences in the Brain

2 November 2005
Project 2061: Celebrating The Past—And The Future

1 November 2005
Drawing the Best Possible Dinosaur

31 October 2005
Grand Challenges, Great Opportunities

28 October 2005
How Digital "Organisms" Evolve

27 October 2005
AAAS Testimony: Stick to Science

27 October 2005
Move Against Kansas School Board Backed By AAAS

25 October 2005
AAAS Letter: Pending Animal Measure Would Hurt Research

21 October 2005
Logging Doubles Threat to Amazon

20 October 2005
AAAS Selects New Director For S&T Careers Center

18 October 2005
Reporters and Editors Share Science News Tips

17 October 2005
AAAS's Project 2061 Celebrates Its 20th Birthday

14 October 2005
NSF Grant Allows Digital Library Expansion

12 October 2005
AAAS: Proposed U.S. Rule Could Hamper Research

11 October 2005
Impact of Open Access on Scholarly Journals

7 October 2005
Intelligent Design: A Manufactured Controversy

6 October 2005
New Strategies For D.C. Math Teachers

5 October 2005
Spanish Flu: Cracking The Genetic Code

4 October 2005
Contemplating A "Second Genesis" On Mars

30 September 2005
Why Male Barn Swallows Mustn't Let Themselves Go

28 September 2005
Engaging Undergrads In Hands-On Research

27 September 2005
Flu Virus Transmitted From Horses to Dogs

26 September 2005
AAAS Officials Attend Kyoto Forum

26 September 2005
AAAS Responds to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita

22 September 2005
Intelligent Design on Trial

22 September 2005
When An Image Unlocks The Idea

20 September 2005
U.S. Voting Reforms Could Avert "Crisis of Confidence"

20 September 2005
Learning To Live With Risk and Uncertainty

19 September 2005
Elite Commission Recommends Historic Voting Reforms

16 September 2005
AAAS Responds to Hurricane Katrina

16 September 2005
A Call for Action on Climate Change

15 September 2005
The Rising Incidence of Mega-Hurricanes

13 September 2005
AAAS "Deeply Concerned" About Kansas Science Standards

12 September 2005
Improved Teacher-Training A "Paramount Concern"

9 September 2005
Instilling A Sense of "Civic Idealism"

9 September 2005
"Deep Impact" Finds A Dusty, Crumbly Snowball

8 September 2005
Energy-Harvesting Backpack

6 September 2005
AAAS Exhibit: The Synergy of Art and Science

1 September 2005
A Number to Remember: 9850

31 August 2005
The Sequencing of the Chimpanzee Genome

29 August 2005
"Healthy People" Having An Impact

25 August 2005
Communities of Corals and Reef Fishes

24 August 2005
A Summer Well Spent

22 August 2005
Reprogramming Adult Stem Cells

16 August 2005
AAAS Diplomacy Fellow Wins State Department Honor

12 August 2005
Malcom Urges Gender Equality In Africa Speech

10 August 2005
Science: The Tsunami's Psychic Aftershocks

10 August 2005
Deciphering Inkan Khipu

5 August 2005
Federal R&D Forecast: Slightly Brighter

3 August 2005
Possible Strategies for Containing a Flu Outbreak

29 July 2005
AAAS Applauds Stem Cell Speech

29 July 2005
Early Dinosaur Embryos

28 July 2005
Jackson, Malcom Honored as Trailblazers in Science

27 July 2005
Science in the Service of Human Rights

25 July 2005
Challenge and Inspiration on the Road to Success

22 July 2005
Old Photos Shed New Light on Scopes Trial

22 July 2005
North Atlantic Right Whales in Crisis

21 July 2005
AAAS Urges Support For Embryonic Stem Cell Proposal

19 July 2005
In London, An Anniversary to Remember

14 July 2005
Genomes of Three Devastating Parasites

14 July 2005
AAAS Concerned Over Congress' Climate Inquiry

12 July 2005
Scientists Take on the Big Questions

11 July 2005
AAAS Awards: The Deadline is Approaching!

7 July 2005
Iraqi Science Slowly Rebounds; U.S. Help Sought

6 July 2005
A Potential Blow to Research and Competitiveness

6 July 2005
Avian Flu Outbreak in China

30 June 2005
Science Explores the Modern Mysteries

30 June 2005
The Scientific Method and the Evolution Debate

29 June 2005
The Future of Higher Education and Research in Iraq

28 June 2005
AAAS Officials "Tremendously Impressed" on China Trip

28 June 2005
Science Update Wins New York Festival Medal

27 June 2005
Science Author Suggests Novel Voting Reform

24 June 2005
Building Strength in Computer Science

24 June 2005
The Benefits of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

17 June 2005
Stem Cell Measure Defeated in U.S. House

17 June 2005
Top AAAS Officials En Route to China

16 June 2005
AAAS Urges Defeat of U.S. House Stem Cell Measure

16 June 2005
Louisiana Makes Big Commitment to Kinetic City

15 June 2005
Scientists Called to Noble Duty

10 June 2005
AAAS Joins Georgia Court Brief in Support of Evolution

9 June 2005
Look Competent, Win Elections?

7 June 2005
Dean Hamer and the "God gene"

6 June 2005
A Time of Risk and Opportunity

3 June 2005
When the Earth Rang Like a Bell

2 June 2005
Experiments in Chemistry and Color

27 May 2005
India's Push for Technology Lures Foreign R&D Centers

27 May 2005
Violence in Youth Begets More Violence

26 May 2005
AAAS Welcomes Repeal of British Faculty's Israel Boycott

25 May 2005
AAAS Urges British Faculty to Repeal Israel Boycott

20 May 2005
AAAS Sees "Opportunity" in Stem Cell Bill

19 May 2005
Science Reports New Stem Cell Breakthrough

18 May 2005
Academic, Science Groups Urge Further Visa Reforms

17 May 2005
Science, AAAS Name Two To New Internship Program

12 May 2005
Leprosy Genome Tells Story of Human Migrations

11 May 2005
New Universes, Different Dimensions

10 May 2005
Glaciers Deliver Troubling Climate News

9 May 2005
Antioxidants and Longer Life for Mice

9 May 2005
AAAS to Kansas: Stick to Science in Science Classrooms

5 May 2005
The Enduring Power of a Good Idea

2 May 2005
Nanofabrication is in Your Future

29 April 2005
The "Inquiry-Based" Learning Revolution

28 April 2005
Return From Extinction

27 April 2005
Sharpening Memory: Medicine or Enhancement?

27 April 2005
Respecting Faith, Defending Fact

25 April 2005
Science and Policy: A Rocky Relationship

22 April 2005
Stem Cell Advocate Sees Hopeful Future

22 April 2005
Building Grassroots Support for Science

21 April 2005
Glaciers Retreat on Antarctic Peninsula

21 April 2005
New NSF Director Speaks at AAAS Forum

21 April 2005
Marburger Defends U.S. R&D Investment

20 April 2005
Challenges to the U.S. S&T Workforce

19 April 2005
2005 AAAS Human Rights Directory Now Available

15 April 2005
Damming the World's Rivers

13 April 2005
Achieving Student Success in Science and Math

12 April 2005
AAAS Won't Join Kansas Evolution Hearing

11 April 2005
AAAS Forum to Discuss Pentagon R&D, Other Issues

7 April 2005
Malcom Honored by Washington Academy of Sciences

5 April 2005
Science Groups See "Great Progress" on Visas

4 April 2005
Changing Fuel Use in Africa

1 April 2005
AAAS Co-Sponsors Neuroethics Conference

31 March 2005
Malcom Appointed to Election Reform Commission

28 March 2005
"Strong Concerns" Over Science Film Suppression

28 March 2005
AAAS Welcomes Washington State Stem Cell Bill

25 March 2005
Soft Tissues From T. Rex Fossil

22 March 2005
Iraq's Struggle for Power and Light

21 March 2005
Science Writer-Editor Wins Award for "Compelling" Polio Story

18 March 2005
No Turning Back From Climate Change

17 March 2005
30th Annual S&T Forum to Feature Stem Cell Pioneer

14 March 2005
Gene Tied to Age-Related Blindness

10 March 2005
AAAS Presents Updated Budget Analysis

9 March 2005
U.N. Passes Human Cloning Resolution

9 March 2005
Words to Trust on HIV/AIDS

8 March 2005
AAAS Writes to U.N. on Human Cloning Resolution

7 March 2005
Department of Homeland Security Weighs the "Big Threats"

3 March 2005
The Brain of the H. floriensis "Hobbit"

24 February 2005
Nuclear Expert Assesses Current Threats

23 February 2005
New Alliances in the Search for an AIDS Vaccine

21 February 2005
CDC Chief Cites Avian Flu As "Very Ominous"

21 February 2005
Albert Einstein—an Enduring Force for Science and Humanity

21 February 2005
Forensic Science: Myth and Reality

20 February 2005
The Thrill of Discovery at Family Science Days

19 February 2005
"Science for Society: Risks and Opportunities"

19 February 2005
Grim News for the World's Whales

19 February 2005
Can the Mind Remain Young and Supple?

19 February 2005
Living the Dream of Science

19 February 2005
Detecting the Unseen with Invisible Probes

19 February 2005
Restoring Iraq's Marshes

18 February 2005
Titan: "The Peter Pan of Our Solar System"

18 February 2005
Missing Micronutrients—How Best to Nourish a Child?

18 February 2005
The Earliest Low-Carb Diet

18 February 2005
Defining Male and Female: Biology and the Law

18 February 2005
Striking Parallels in Global Attitudes on Science

18 February 2005
Epilepsy and Depression—A Two-Way Street?

17 February 2005
"The Nexus of Science and Society"

17 February 2005
What Your Saliva Says About You

17 February 2005
Climate Warnings from the World's Oceans

17 February 2005
Robots on the Go

17 February 2005
Map of Genetic Variation May Improve Disease Treatments

17 February 2005
Fifteen Schools Named to Undergraduate Science Research Program

16 February 2005
Protein Design Wins Newcomb Cleveland Prize

16 February 2005
Eric S. Lander Wins Public Understanding of S & T Award

16 February 2005
AAAS Mentoring Awards to Educators in Pennsylvania, North Carolina

16 February 2005
NIH Panel Honored for Leadership on DNA Research

16 February 2005
Ethnobotanist Wins International Scientific Cooperation Award

16 February 2005
Maxine Singer Wins 2004 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize

16 February 2005
AAAS Names Top 2004 Award Winners

16 February 2005
Daily Dispatches from the Annual Meeting

10 February 2005
AAAS Forecast: Another Lean Year for R&D

10 February 2005
Molecular Biologist Wins GE/Science Young Scientist Award

8 February 2005
AAAS Statement on Women in Science and Engineering

3 February 2005
Deep Sea Surprise

2 February 2005
Science Classes are for Science, Not Faith

28 January 2005
Couch Potatoes Shed Light on Obesity

27 January 2005
"Evolutiva" Exhibit Opens at AAAS

21 January 2005
AAAS Celebrates the World Year of Physics

21 January 2005
U.S. Scientists Urge Aid for Iraqi Colleagues

20 January 2005
New Insights on Mad Cow Disease

14 January 2005
The Nanotech Revolution in Medicine

13 January 2005
Albatross Frequent-Flyer Program

11 January 2005
Science: Fun and Family-Friendly

11 January 2005
A Personal Mission for Tsunami Relief

10 January 2005
Science Launches "Global Voices" Series

6 January 2005
Urgent Effort to Improve Tsunami Warnings

3 January 2005
A "Down and Dirty" Look at Science Policy-Making

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