[PDF] Silencing Science eBook

Author : Steven J. Milloy
Publisher : Cato Institute
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 14,10 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781882577729

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SILENCING SCIENCE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 STOPPING SCIENCE -- CHAPTER 2 STOPPING THE FLOW OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION -- CHAPTER 3 FILLING THE VOID WHEN SCIENCE IS SILENCED -- CHAPTER 4 A CAUTIONARY NOTE -- CHAPTER 5 A FINAL WORD -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Author : Shaun Hendy
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 24,86 MB
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0947492852

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The nuclear meltdown at Fukushima ... the Fonterra botulism scare ... the Christchurch earthquakes – in all these recent crises the role played by scientists has been under the spotlight. What is the first duty of scientists in a crisis – to the government, to their employer, or to the wider public desperate for information? And what if these different objectives clash? In this penetrating BWB Text, leading scientist Shaun Hendy finds that in New Zealand, the public obligation of the scientist is often far from clear and that there have been many disturbing instances of scientists being silenced. Experts who have information the public seeks, he finds, have been prevented from speaking out. His own experiences have led him to conclude that New Zealanders have few scientific institutions that feel secure enough to criticise the government of the day.

Author : Harold Relyea
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 30,94 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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. . . Relyea's book provides good source material and discussion for an important juncture in American and world history, and also a point of departure for future studies of scientific communication in relation to national security concerns in the so-called Post-Cold War Setting. -Journal of Information Ethics

Author : Gordon Moran
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 1998-04-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 0313374228

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An examination of power paradigm controls, peer review and scholarly communication. It covers issues such as: silencing scholars within totalitarian and democratic forms of government; intellectual freedom, intellectual suppression, the big lie and the freedom to lie; and rhetoric versus reality.

Author : Shaun C. Hendy
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,63 MB
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Freedom of information
ISBN : 9780947492847

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The nuclear meltdown at Fukushima ... the Fonterra botulism scare ... the Christchurch earthquakes - in all these recent crises the role played by scientists has been under the spotlight. What is the first duty of scientists in a crisis - to the government, to their employer, or to the wider public desperate for information? And what if these different objectives clash? In this penetrating BWB Text, leading scientist Shaun Hendy finds that in New Zealand, the public obligation of the scientist is often far from clear and that there have been many disturbing instances of scientists being silenced. Experts who have information the public seeks, he finds, have been prevented from speaking out. His own experiences have led him to conclude that New Zealanders have few scientific institutions that feel secure enough to criticise the government of the day.

Author : Gregory J. Hannon
Publisher : CSHL Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 34,28 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Gene silencing
ISBN : 9780879696412

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In the past three years, the use of double-stranded RNA to silence gene activity has become widely and rapidly adopted. RNA interference is highly specific and remarkably potent, and it acts on cells and tissues far removed from the site of introduction. The principles behind RNAi are just being uncovered, but this laboratory technique has been applied effectively in a wide variety of animal and plant species. Variations on RNAi are revolutionizing many approaches to experimental biology, complementing traditional genetic technologies with a quicker and less expensive way of mimicking the effects of mutations both in cell cultures and in living animals. Recent advances in the use of RNAi to engineer heritable silencing in mammals, to alter stem cells for organ reconstitution, and to alter the course of disease in model systems indicate that RNAi may have a future in disease therapy. Written by pioneers in this new field and edited by Gregory Hannon, one of its leading figures, RNAi: A Guide to Gene Silencing presents the principles of RNAi and reliable protocols for its laboratory use in Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila, plants, avian embryos, mammalian cells, mouse oocytes, and more. This important and unique book is an essential laboratory resource for scientists studying gene regulation and for all experimental biologists interested in the emerging practical applications of RNAi.

Author : Harold Relyea
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,44 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1567500978

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. . . Relyea's book provides good source material and discussion for an important juncture in American and world history, and also a point of departure for future studies of scientific communication in relation to national security concerns in the so-called Post-Cold War Setting. -Journal of Information Ethics

Author : Rachel Carson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,51 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780618249060

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The essential, cornerstone book of modern environmentalism is now offered in a handsome 40th anniversary edition which features a new Introduction by activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new Afterword by Carson biographer Linda Lear.