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Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences
The potential misuse of advances in life sciences research is raising concerns about national security threats. Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences: Current Issues …
Toward a Sustainable and Secure Water Future
Water is our most fundamental natural resource, a resource that is limited. Challenges to our nation's water resources continue to grow, driven by population growth, ecological …
Prizes to spur innovation and technology breakthroughs
Prizes to spur innovation and technology breakthroughs: hearing before the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of …
Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation …
Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
Twelve years into the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project, little progress has been made in restoring the core of the remaining Everglades ecosystem; instead, most project …
Countering Bioterrorism
The attacks of September 11 and the release of anthrax spores revealed enormous vulnerabilities in the U.S. public-health infrastructure and suggested similar vulnerabilities in …
Copyright in the Digital Era
Over the course of several decades, copyright protection has been expanded and extended through legislative changes occasioned by national and international developments. The …
Assessment of Agent Monitoring Strategies for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants
January 2012 saw the completion of the U.S. Army's Chemical Materials Agency's (CMA's) task to destroy 90 percent of the nation's stockpile of chemical weapons. CMA completed …
Managing Coastal Erosion
More and more of the nation's vast coastlines are being filled with homes and vacation resorts. The result is an increasing number of structures built on erosion-prone shores--with …
Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition, assists judges in managing cases involving complex scientific and technical evidence by describing the basic tenets of …
Broadband
Broadband communication expands our opportunities for entertainment, e-commerce and work at home, health care, education, and even e-government. It can make the Internet more …
An overview of the budget proposal for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2017
An overview of the budget proposal for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2017: hearing before the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, …