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Where science and religion meet

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Francis S. Collins, research head of HGP, has not only earned respect through his vast contributions in genetic engineering, but for benevolent Christian virtues, as well. Aside from helping laborers acquire health insurance privileges, Collins also denounces abortion practices.

Author: Beardsley, Tim
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
Officials and employees, Behavior, Science, Genetic engineering, Human Genome Project, Collins, Francis S.

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Executive fix: is the Competitiveness Council overstepping its bounds?

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Critics of the White House Council on Competitiveness claim that the organization operates in secrecy and forces government agencies to modify their regulations. Critics also complain that staff members lack experience.

Author: Beardsley, Tim
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
Council on Competitiveness

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Solar secrets; more data make for more mystery

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A spacecraft built by the European Space Agency is providing astronomers with a different and more comprehensive view of the sun. The craft, called Ulysses, is capable of detecting previously unrecorded phenomena.

Author: Beardsley, Tim
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
Measurement, Spacecraft, Space vehicles, Solar activity

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