Global warming research and tax payer-funded alternative energy development get short shrift in the recently released 2012 Republican Party Platform, while the GOP calls for further support for stem cell research (as long as it doesn't involve human embryos) and neuroscience. Approved and released on Tuesday (August 28), at the start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, the document outlines the party's current position on a number of issues affecting the country. While science policy isn't central to the platform, it is mentioned in several places. ScienceInsider was kind enough to comb through the 50-page statement and point out some of the key mentions of science policy. Here are just a few of the highlights:
Support for life science
The 2012 GOP platform maintains the party stance on opposing human embryonic stem cell research, but expresses support for federal funding of other biomedical research, especially neuroscience that seeks ...
