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AAAS and Science Help Celebrate Euroscience Open Forum 2008

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AAAS and Science Help Celebrate Euroscience Open Forum 2008

"AAAS and its journal Science are increasingly international," Alan I. Leshner, AAAS CEO and Executive Publisher of the journal Science said during a gala reception at Barcelona's famous Casa Batlló, where a packed house enjoyed the architectural flourishes of Antoni Gaudí. Leshner was in Barcelona with AAAS senior managers, Science editors and journalists, plus staff of EurekAlert!, the science-news Web site for reporters, to celebrate Euroscience Open Forum 2008. The AAAS-Science contingent contributed three sessions to the Euroscience program, staffed two exhibit booths and threw a party for AAAS members, reporters and other guests, organized by Wendy Sturley and colleagues of AAAS/Science International in Cambridge, U.K.


By AAAS, USA.


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Researchers at AAAS Pacific Division Meeting Explore the Startling Decline of a Hawaiian Native Bird

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Researchers at AAAS Pacific Division Meeting Explore the Startling Decline of a Hawaiian Native Bird

WAIMEA, Hawaii—The Hawaii akepa is a tiny bird, about the size of a small finch, and where its scarlet cousin the I'iwi is spectacular and another cousin, the akohekohe, is an amazing blend of black, red, and orange, the akepa's beauty is more humble. While the males are brilliant orange, the females feature more muted colors that blend into mountain forests.


By AAAS, USA.


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Strong New Measures Against Gene Doping in Sports Urged at Conference Co-Sponsored by AAAS

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Strong New Measures Against Gene Doping in Sports Urged at Conference Co-Sponsored by AAAS

As the field of gene therapy matures, the techniques used to manipulate genetic material for therapeutic purposes are poised to join steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing drugs used in sports, according to experts at an anti-doping conference co-sponsored by AAAS in St. Petersburg, Russia.


By AAAS, USA.


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New Research Traces Human Vocalization to the Venerable Toadfish

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New Research Traces Human Vocalization to the Venerable Toadfish

Scowls perpetually, communicates with grunts and growls, spends lots of effort attracting mates and defending territory—no, it's not the human teenager, it's the toadfish.


By AAAS, USA.


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Anti-Terror Rules on Toxin Availability May Hinder Research and Global Cooperation, Experts Say

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Anti-Terror Rules on Toxin Availability May Hinder Research and Global Cooperation, Experts Say

Regulations on the use of dangerous biological agents were beefed up in the wake of the 2001 anthrax attacks, but the rules may have hindered some legitimate research collaborations and need to be reviewed, specialists told a 25 June briefing organized by the AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy.


By AAAS, USA.


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