On May 12, Hwang Woo-suk, the “disgraced cloning scientist,” was indicted on charges of fraud, embezzlement, and ethics violations. The…
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is under increasing pressure to allow debate on a measure that would allow “research…
Sitting in the middle of what used to be pasture in Fairmont, West Virginia, stands a brand-new office building that…
Last month, the Texas Academy of Science named ecology professor Eric Pianka of the University of Texas its “Distinguished Texas…
Heather Williams spent five years working as a pharmacist at a Target store in St. Louis. During that time, Target…
The headline over the Washington Post article sarcastically captured the attitude of the United States Senate: “Ethics Office? We don’t need no…
Last week, the South Korean government revoked the license of scientist Hwang Woo-Suk. The revocation followed revelations that Hwang, whose…
No sooner had the Washington establishment re-opened for business last week than word arrived about super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s guilty plea.…
Nations around the world are banning human cloning. The UN General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the practice to…
It turns out that many of the most horrific stories we heard about New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina weren’t true.…