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WASHINGTON U.S. biologists, concerned that their research could be misused by terrorists, last week unveiled a series of steps aimed at balancing the prized principle of scientific openness with the need for secrecy about potentially dangerous research. The proposals were announced by a panel of the National Academy of Sciences, the nation’s leading scientific body, which said it hoped the ...

AMNews: Oct. 20, 2003. Doctor redefines visits with phone, e-mail … American Medical News Maybe this doc and the VA are onto something.

The first official issue of the Public Library of Science Biology is online. This is perhaps what you’d call an “open source” approach to science publishing. Scientists with no less prominence than Harold Varmus have been trying to wrest the control of scientific publication from a small group of publishing companies that charge very high prices (exorbitant or not is ...

If you’re planning to get those Neiman Marcus bots, here’s the perfect companion: a wired monkey that can move a robotic arm with its “thoughts.” Seriously, it’s not trivial if what they claim is true. The interface between complex nervous tissue and control of devices is evidently making progress.