White House issues science integrity guidelines
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 18:50
in Health & Medicine
They win cautious praise from activists who chafed at what they considered a hostile environment under Bush.The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued long-awaited guidelines Friday to prevent political interference in science and promote transparency at federal agencies, a move that drew cautious praise from activists in the scientific community who had been dismayed by an 18-month delay.