Biosphere 2 gets new lease on life from research plan

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Biosphere II will reopen for serious research, managed by a consortium of universities and research institutes. The long-term human inhabitation, which was soundly criticized by the research community, will not be repeated. A study of the basic ecosystem will be followed by layered experimentation.

Research, Planning, Ecological research, Biosphere II Project

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The culture of credit; scientific ideals call for collaboration and sharing. But in today's competitive scientific enterprise, a tremendous premium is placed on individual credit, setting the stage for conflict

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Although collaboration and sharing credit for scientific advances is a generally accepted ideal among scientists, tightening budgets often pressure scientists to claim individual credit that may not be completely deserved. Several specific cases are discussed.

Analysis, Ethical aspects, Intellectual cooperation, Research teams, Science and ethics, Scientific ethics

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Computer design meets Darwin

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Researchers are developing a chip that can evaluate a hardware design, discard it, and rewire the hardware for the next evaluation. The algorithm would recombine the best bits as natural selection does genes.

Innovations, Semiconductor chips, Integrated circuits, Computer design

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