On December 7, 2011, Dr. Jane Lubchenco, undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), set forth a new scientific integrity policy.
Dr. Alan I. Leshner, chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), executive publisher of the journal Science, offered the following comment regarding the policy:
"The new NOAA policy articulates that scientists should speak freely about their scientific findings and share the results of their work. We applaud this as a model for the communication of government science. We recognize of course that public policy is not dependent solely on science but having the science freely accessible is tremendously important for informing policy, and is the way it should be."
Dr. Lubchenco's announcement took place at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.
The NOAA policy responds to President Barack Obama's March 9, 2009 Memorandum to Department and Agency Heads on Scientific Integrity.
To contact Dr. Leshner for further comment, reporters can e-mail gpinhols@aaas.org or call (202) 326-6421.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
AAAS Response to 4-29-11 Stem Cell Ruling
The following comment was offered by Alan I. Leshner, chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and executive publisher of the journal Science, regarding an April 29, 2011 appeals court ruling that allows federal funding of embryonic stem cell research:
"This latest ruling normalizes the policy to the one originally decided by policymakers -- to allow embryonic stem cell research so long as the cells were not derived using government funds. And that matters because it is premature to decide in favor of or against a particular approach -- using cells derived from embryos or adult stem cells or cord blood cells. The promise is so great we need to pursue all avenues to improve diagnoses and treatments."
This quote was posted by staff at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Reporters interested in interviews with Dr. Leshner can contact Earl Lane, 202-326-6431, elane@aaas.org
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"This latest ruling normalizes the policy to the one originally decided by policymakers -- to allow embryonic stem cell research so long as the cells were not derived using government funds. And that matters because it is premature to decide in favor of or against a particular approach -- using cells derived from embryos or adult stem cells or cord blood cells. The promise is so great we need to pursue all avenues to improve diagnoses and treatments."
This quote was posted by staff at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Reporters interested in interviews with Dr. Leshner can contact Earl Lane, 202-326-6431, elane@aaas.org
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