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Biology Articles

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• Dog flu spreads across the US
• China and Europe face new avian flu outbreaks
• Lab study shows marijuana may be good for the brain - original title
  • Study finds marijuana use leads to brain development in rats

Embryology and abortions

Development

• UN health expert warns Bird Flu could kill 150 million
• Possible vaccine against bird flu created in Hungary
• Australian science organisation discontinues genetically modified pea research

Biology and Politics

Political control of education

• Utah bill requiring divine design education withdrawn by Senator Chris Buttars
  • Creationist sentiments affect Imax business strategy
• Kansas School Board has copyright withheld over teaching Intelligent Design
• Teaching Intelligen Design: Dover PA school board election results
• Vatican issues defence of evolution, rejects fundamentalist creationism

Janet Waugh voted against proposed intelligent design teaching in science CBS news.

Comments on the "Flying Spaghetti Monster" by Janet Waugh: "Thanks for your comments about the Flying Spaghetti Monster and all the supporters who have sent their support to members of the Kansas Board of Education. I am supporting the recommendations of the science committee and am currently in the minority. I think your theory is wonderful and possibly some of the majority members will be willing to support it."(source)

"Sue Gamble, a board member who opposes the inclusion of ID in science teaching" (Kansas Gears Up for Another Battle Over Teaching Evolution Science)

Comments on the "Flying Spaghetti Monster" by Sue Gamble "I will add your theory to a long list of alternative theories I intend to introduce when it is appropriate." (source)

Evolution debate spawns a saucy monster by Don Lefler in The Wichita Eagle Sunday Aug. 28, 2005

• Advocacy groups complain about 4parents.gov sex-ed website
• Coupling university research funding to military recruiting on campus (see)

Political control of medicine

• Australian churches begin campaign against late-term abortion
• 8th Circuit Court rules 'partial birth' ban unconstitutional
• FDA ruling on emergency contraceptive pill questioned
  • RU-486
• United Nations passes Declaration on human cloning
• Bush signs historic Schiavo bill into law
• patenting genes

Biological warfare

• US military to buy anthrax and bioweapons production systems

War with Iraq

• Grand Jury investigation of Plame leak nears end
• Lewis "Scooter" Libby indicted on five charges
  • Wikinews:Story preparation/Special Counsel ends probe into leak of CIA officer's identity