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| The latest news from the Academies
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Sep 5 -- The National Academies have updated their guidelines for the responsible conduct of research using human embryonic stem cells. These voluntary guidelines are based on a joint National Research Council-Institute of Medicine committee's review of scientific, ethical, and policy issues that have arisen since the guidelines were last updated in 2007.
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Sep 5 -- Review of ATSDR's Great Lakes Report Drafts -- Letter Report, new from the Institute of Medicine, describes problems that limit the scientific quality and usefulness of several drafts of a report developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The drafts were written in response to a request for pollution and health data from areas within states bordering the Great Lakes.
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Sep 4 -- The fall lecture series of Distinctive Voices@The Beckman Center will begin on Sept. 10. The programs feature award-winning scientists and engineers discussing recent findings and research developments in their fields. Topics include ancient Maya, impact of earthquakes in southern California, future of the Internet, science comedy, and wildlife and ecology.
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| Breaking stories in science
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Aug. 28 -- A study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia suggests that children of mothers who are obese or who gained excessive weight during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight. The findings in this study corroborate findings by Harvard Medical School published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in April 2007, which observed the same results in children at age 3.
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Aug. 26 -- President George W. Bush announced the recipients of the 2007 National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation, the nation’s highest honors for science and technology research. Many are members of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, or Institute of Medicine.
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Aug. 19 -- The number of coastal areas known as dead zones is on the rise. A new study published in Science counted more than 400 dead zones globally, including 166 in U.S. waters, covering 245,000 square kilometers. Once filled with fish and many other organisms, these ocean waters are no longer habitable.
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Aug. 15 -- On July 29, 1958, nine months after the launch of the Soviet Sputnik satellite sparked concern that the U.S. was falling behind in technology, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act into law. The act authorized the creation and funding of a civilian agency that would direct and conduct civil aeronautics and space research and programs. Three months later on October 1, NASA opened its doors.
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