Sunday, 10 February 2008

theme science questions



Theme: SCIENCE Questions

A few months ago I began a series of postings on the top science

questions as posed by SCIENCE magazine back in 2005. The idea was to

discuss the questions and also to examine how they were chosen. Are

the editors of Science able to recognize the important questions in

the biological sciences? So far, the results are not encouraging.

This survey was also a survey of science journalism since each of the

article has been written by a different science writer. Read the

postings below to get a sense of the results. There seems to be a lot

of room for improvement.

May 25, 2007

Asking the Right Question

May 25, 2007

Why Do Humans Have So Few Genes?

May 25, 2007

What Is the Biological Basis of Consciousness?

May 27, 2007

To What Extend Are Genetic Variation and Personal health Linked?

May 27, 2007

How Much Can Human Life Be Extended?

May 28, 2007

What Controls Organ Regeneration?

May 28, 2007

How Can a Skin Cell Become a Nerve Cell?

June 4, 2007

How Does a Single Somatic Cell Become a Whole Plant?

June 5, 2007

What Determines Species Diversity?

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