In the 1980s, international conferences and new types of scientific groups began to shape the agendas of governments to a degree that had little precedent in other areas of world politics. (history.aip.org)
The many studies about it were performed by various independent scientific groups and universities. (ecochildsplay.com)
But that doesn't mean scientific groups plan to stop pushing the candidates on issues about which their members feel strongly. (sciencemag.org)