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Here's what you think More than 250 readers completed our online survey about framing science. The Readers and Editors of The Scientist ARTICLE EXTRAS The Future of Public Engagement Results of Our Online Survey A Typology of Frames Specific to Science-Related Issues How To Start? Our Reader's Thoughts On average, most of the practicing, former, and non-scientists who completed our online poll about framing agree with the principle t

What will tenure look like in 2012? By The Readers and Editors of The Scientist Take a now-junior scientist who will apply for tenure in five years. What might she include in her CV, besides publications, grants, and service? Roll over the CV to find out var FO = { movie:"http://www.the-scientist.com/supplementary/flash/53540/tenure_cv.swf", width:"520", height:"780", majorversion:"8", build:"0", xi:"true"}; UFO.create(FO, "ufoDemo"); Please download the A

Does tenure need to change? We asked, our readers answered. Here's what you would do to improve how academia evaluates scientists - and whether you think tenure should lose its own... well, tenure. By The Readers and Editors of The Scientist Related Articles Before the storm: Tenure, as seen from one year away Tenure: What is it Good For? Readers' thoughts and suggestions What will tenure look like in 2012? What some of our readers did, or have to do (if still

What some of our readers did, or have to do (if still on tenure-track), to earn tenure. By The Readers and Editors of The Scientist RESEARCHER TENURED? INSTITUTION, DEPT. PUBLICATIONS GRANTS OTHER George Plopper yes, 2006 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, biology department 35 publications, 30 peer-reviewed abstracts for national conferences 14 grants, worth more than $5 million submitted six letters of recomm

Cracking Cloning Nuclear transfer research encompasses some of the most compelling biological and ethical puzzles of our time. In an online publishing experiment, we asked you, The Scientist readers, to help us create the article. Here's how you would solve the mysteries of the egg, fertilization, and cloning. By The Readers and Editors of The Scientist Related Articles 1. The guidelines were similar, but differed in how research should be overseen. Still, say Leo

A Stem Cell "Makeover" We asked readers and experts in the field whether terminology in nuclear transfer and stem cell research needed to be updated. We found a range of opinions. Here are some selections from comments posted to our website: Related Articles Primate customs Original feature: Participate in our stem cell cloning discussion Stem Cell Survey Results Hot Paper in Embryonic Stem Cells Hot Paper in Adult Stem Cells "What is wrong with