Contents Winter/Spring 2008
From the NAE President
| Rising to the Challenge | |
Engineering & Technology
| Climate Change and Its Impact on U.S. Transportation | |
| The negative and positive effects of warming on transportation |
| In Their Wake | |
| Turbulence trailing planes is challenge in crowded skies |
Research & Policy
| Not Picture Perfect | |
| Report advises against national database of ballistic images |
| Gauging the Efficiency of Federal Research | |
| A new approach to measuring effectiveness |
Environment & Resources
| Fuel for Thought | |
| Water implications of biofuels |
| Cracking the Code of Plant DNA | |
| Achievements and future of the National Plant Genome Initiative |
Health & Safety
| The Road to Effective Health Care | |
| A new approach to determining what works best |
| After the Fallout | |
| Study on Atomic Bomb Survivors Marks 60 Years |
Meetings
| Aging, Longevity, and 'Healthspan' | |
| Conference explores the nature of aging and lengthening the healthy span of our lives |
Spotlight
| A Call for African Scientists to Speak Up | |
| Excerpts from an interview with Narcisco Matos, executive director of the Foundation for Community Development in Mozambique, and keynote speaker at the third annual conference of the African Science Academy Development Initiative, held in Dakar, Senegal |
Brief Takes
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New Projects & Publications
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