Apps for self-tracking health and behavior take off, somewhat. Call it synthetic biology, genetic engineering, or biotechnology, the creation of new organisms may be about to take off, thanks in part to funding from DARPA, the US military research agency.
An AAAS media/science panel delves into the proper role of media in convincing the public about climate change and explores differing views on what precisely makes news, helping illustrate scientists’ and media’s sometimes vast cultural differences. From the Spring 2011 ScienceWriters,