science policy

Synthetic DNA can pose significant biosecurity risks. Experts call for more screening by providers and institutions to mitigate security concerns.

The Biden administration will by 2026 require that all publicly funded work be deposited in designated repositories immediately on publication.

More than a dozen current and former members of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy have shared details of alleged mistreatment, prompting President Biden’s top scientist to issue a formal apology.

Justifying science funding through the lens of global competition risks fostering racial bias and discrimination.

Correcting misinformation and providing reliable data are collective responsibilities of the research community.

The legislation, which now heads to the House, aims to ensure the country can compete with China technologically by supporting research and development over the next five years.

The agency moved to scale back its monitoring in 2019 in a way that experts in animal welfare law say was secretive, Science reveals.

Politicians should of course consider and respect the latest research findings in crafting policy, but elected officials should honor the scientific method by letting its practitioners hash out the details of the science.

The election of Donald Trump brought about a sea change in activism among researchers. How will the movement change now that Trump is out of office?

A bipartisan bill aims to increase the National Science Foundation’s budget over the next five years and form a new technology directorate.

If confirmed, Lander will head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, a position that President Donald Trump left vacant for 18 months at the beginning of his term.

From immigration reform to climate change amelioration, researchers and science policy advocates share their hopes for 2021 and beyond.

The regulation, which requires that the agency give preference to dose-response studies in which the underlying data are available, could downplay findings key to defining the dangers of pollution.

Scientists from countries with fewer resources are pushing collaborators from higher-income countries to shed biases and behaviors that perpetuate social stratification in the research community.

The world was rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but researchers rose to all manner of challenges.

COVID-19 has laid bare some of the pitfalls of the relationship between scientific experts and policymakers—but some researchers say there are ways to make it better.

Race has been used to segment humanity and, by extension, establish and enforce a hierarchy in science. Individual and institutional commitments to racial justice in the sciences must involve political activity.

Pretending to be a javelin aficionado is one thing. Professing to have real insight into the ongoing pandemic is quite another.

The World Health Organization warns that a lack of data on how many people have the disease could undermine containment and mitigation efforts in many countries.