Oxford expert fights in 'pure' Iceland battle

Article Abstract:

Peter Donnelly, an Oxford University statistician, has helped dispel doubts about a study published by Agnar Helgason, who works for private genetics research company deCODE, that identified natives of Iceland as an uniquely pure gene pool suitable for medical research. Einar Arnason, a professor of evolutionary biology and population genetics at Iceland University, disputed Helgason's claims, publishing his own paper which proved that the data used by Helgason was flawed and came from sources known to be riddled with errors.

Science & research, Iceland, Analysis, Genetic aspects, Icelanders, Donnelly, Peter, Helgason, Agnar

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Science comes in from cold

Article Abstract:

Science is being increasingly incorporated into the political agenda of the United Kingdom, inspired by contemporary issues such as food safety and genetic engineering. Under the pre-2001 government, science received the greatest budget increase and several prominent scientists belong to the House of Lords.

Political aspects, Science and state, Science policy, Science, Science projects, Science experiments

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What's the next step?

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The UK's research councils have now put together their strategies for using the GBP110 mil the government has allocated for genomics research. The largest share of the money is GBP53 mil for the Medical Research Council.

Research grants, Research funding, Genomes, Federal aid to research, Government aid to research, United Kingdom. Medical Research Council

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