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	Posting date: May 07, 2010 Bioscience for Life? Who Decides What Research is Done in Health and Agriculture? Research funding decisions are about how to best spend public money, which institutions to support and what incentives to provide to researchers. This report investigates the shaping of science, innovation and the economy in the UK and Europe. » Read more ...

	Posting date: February 15, 2006 A Different Perspective on GM Food The author raises his concern on the present understanding of genetic engineering and calls for more thorough examination of GMOs before they are introduced into the food supply. » Read more ...

	Posting date: March 22, 2005 Towards a New Ethics of Science The author examines the social control of science, the nature of the science driving genetic engineering, and the relationship of science to society. She argues that there is an urgent need to reinstate independent science. » Read more ...