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by Ivan Oransky

CLOSING BELL

Please Stop, You're Interfering With My Research
Astronomers have opinions about allowing cell phones on planes. What if biologists applied the same logic to human endeavors?

Email: Ivan Oransky - ioransky@the-scientist.com
The Scientist 2005, 19(12):60

Published 20 June 2005

Thank you, members of Congress, for the opportunity to address you at this hearing today. On behalf of the 300,000 members of Scientists for Responsible Progress, we are here to exhort you to pass legislation that will make the future of science a reality. We must ensure that frivolous human activity does not continue to disrupt the forward march of scientific advances. Every day, humans trample on the ability of scientists to do their work.


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