Sentences with phrase «made against scientists»

Finally, Rothwell empathizes with and offers explanations for many of the critiques that are rightfully or wrongfully made against scientists by those who are less familiar with what being a scientist really means.

Fraud is the most serious charge one can make against a scientist.

Not exact matches

In 2014, 70 prominent scientists published an open letter pushing back against the marketing claims made by companies like Lumosity.

, people want to say that it's creationists against scientist or academia or any other reference that makes a believer seem ignorant.

Galileo was a brilliant scientist, philosopher and mathematician, but his use of sarcasm against his opponents made him many enemies.

It's a gentle version that Brinley gives, and once the New Englandy town of Mammoth Falls starts to believe Dinky Poore's fib about the monster in Strawberry Lake, The Mad Scientists» Club picks up another classic element of boys» books» for that's the moment when Henry Mulligan, the club's vice president and chief of research, leans his piano stool back against the wall of Jeff Crocker's father's barn and begins to think about how the boys could use their radio equipment, a wrap of canvas around a chicken - wire frame, and a quiet outboard fishing motor to make the monster come alive.

Processed foods that we're against are foods that you could not make without the help of scientists and lab equipment.

Serious scientists are looking at the facts and making serious comments against it,» Woods said.

This is a time when some «see science as a threat either to their profit margins or their beliefs can not stand up against the momentum,» Biden said, urging scientists to defend the advances made by the scientific enterprise.

Through our partnership, we discovered that research is not the only way that scientists can make a positive difference in the fight against cancer.

But scientists are now turning to the natural sunscreen of algae — which is also found in fish slime — to make a novel kind of shield against the sun's rays that could protect not only people, but also textiles and outdoor materials.

On the contrary, as the Oxburgh panel's final report (pdf) put it, the attacks leveled against the scientists «showed a rather selective and uncharitable approach to information made available by the CRU.»

Gallaher says that scientists can not accurately compare the patch from 2017 to those seen in the 1970s, because the break in the satellite record makes it hard to calibrate Nimbus - 5 observations against later ones.

«The former ISU scientist is accused of faking experiment results to make it look like a vaccine was protecting rabbits against the AIDS virus.

Scientists at the Millennium Seed Bank are racing against time to gather seeds from the world's plants before any species become extinct, but the global recession and the rise of climate skepticism are making the job harder

In the film Contagion, it takes just a few months for scientists to make a vaccine against a deadly virus.

New Scientist echoed the point in an editorial: «If the purpose of the Microbiological Research Establishment is to learn to make vaccines and devise other measures to protect the country against man - made epidemics — just as we try to protect ourselves against influenza or measles — then there is every reason to bring the establishment under the Ministry of Health» («Porton — the infection spreads», 30 May 1968).

Asking Catalan engineers to build a vivarium based on microfluidics in which to observe fruit fly larvae feeding behavior, the scientists demonstrated in subsequent experiments that D. melanogaster larvae are capable of making decisions that balance risk against benefit in the context of their food search.

Using an experimental DNA - based therapy, scientists might slow the self - destructive immune reaction against insulin - making cells that causes type 1 diabetes.

I am trying to mobilize scientists, technologists, the corporate sector, and civil society all to say that practical things can be done that will make a difference in the fight against suffering and instability.

Historically, scientists who needed an antibody against a protein would either make it themselves or get it from a colleague.

International law should make working on nuclear or biological weapons a crime against humanity, thereby helping scientists and engineers exercise their consciences.

The scientists who argue against an addiction model of obesity make reasonable points, and I also fear that the term «addiction» comes loaded with unhelpful preconceptions.

«Cellular system makes the battle against a rare disease personal: Scientists develop the first human stem - cell based system to find drugs to fight mitochondrial disease.»

Some scientists think that when the bug rubs its penis against the tip of its abdomen, the hairs trap air and sound, making it the world's loudest animal relative to its size.

To make things worse, no antiviral drugs currently available have proven effective against it, and because scientists do not know where the virus resides between outbreaks, environmental control is impossible.

Now this comes from a, this piece of it comes from a 2003 paper by a planetary scientist named Jack Wisdom at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and what he discovered is that you can move, as you [were describing] through curved space by moving, [let's] say, your arms and legs, or if you're an alien as it is described in the article, a tripod alien — just for the simplicity of demonstrating how the movements are with, sort of, heavy feet and a ball at the end of the tail that helped to move the [weight] around, just to make it kind of simple to look through — you can move through curved spacetime without pushing against anything, and this is the key here.

Now, scientists report that they have made progress toward a vaccine against the effects of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, in combination with heroin.

Scientists have made an important breakthrough in the fight against debilitating autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis by revealing how to stop cells attacking healthy body tissue.

Because international terrorists have made it clear they plan to use every possible weapon against their chosen enemies, nations» military and intelligence authorities are now more eager than ever to enlist the talents of scientists and engineers to counter these threats.

He suggests that, for research scientists to guard against the risks of unemployment, gaining expertise in technologies that have broad, rather than highly specialised, applications is extremely important, making «you more marketable and employable in the future.»

Neoantigens are molecules on cell's surfaces that are produced by DNA mutations that are present in cancer cells but not in normal cells, making neoantigens ideal targets for immune therapy against cancer, say the scientists.

But, when you actually measure the predictions that climate scientists have made against observations of how the climate has already changed, you find the exact opposite: a pattern «of under - rather than over-prediction» emerges.

For over three decades, Gladstone has worked to overcome cardiovascular disease, and our scientists have made significant progress against this devastating illness.

Individual LJI scientists have made very significant strides against three inflammatory diseases in particular, namely coronary artery disease, lung disease and sickle cell disease.

Your online gift will support research scientists at MRI in their continual fight against Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, and other neurodegenerative diseases to improve health and make a difference for millions of families.

Scientists have also been making strides toward developing a vaccine to protect against the Zika virus and identifying molecules that can potentially lead to an anti-Zika drug.

«The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund was established to make sure that these legal claims are not viewed as an action against one scientist or institution but as actions against the scientific endeavor as a whole.»

On the specific allegations made against the behaviour of CRU scientists, we find that their rigour and honesty as scientists are not in doubt.

I just finished signing a petition issued by the Union of Concerned Scientists urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to make sure California's new climate plan against global warming is strong.

Or is Paul defending against the charge by making a numbers argument — the scientists in question are on the same side as the consensus, so to challenge any aspect of global warming science or politics is to make a statement about «the majority of scientists» (many of whom are in fact social scientists)?

At that time, the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Smithsonian Institution decided — against advice from 58 distinguished scientists, including Dr Soon's former divisional director, Dr. Eugene Avrett, and a 1993 Chemistry Nobel Prize laureate, Dr. Kary Mullis — that Dr Soon's personal emails, and all related grant proposals and details, should be made publicly available to Greenpeace in response to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act, from which the Smithsonian is by law substantially exempt.

Grants would be available to other scientists who wish to dissent either against a specific research publication or in response to position statements made by Federal agencies (NOAA, NAS, EPA, etc.).

But, when you actually measure the predictions that climate scientists have made against observations of how the climate has already changed, you find the exact opposite: a pattern «of under - rather than over-prediction» emerges.

There is no doubt that governments try to get changes made to the Reports to suit their political views... In my view this has not succeeded as the scientists have held firm against such changes.

It makes the scientist weigh evidence against renown instead of relevance, and the framing of key questions against prudent self - preservation.

The UNFCCC / IPCC treaty made it virtually impossible for climate scientists to act impartially if this meant going against the pre-programmed consensus conclusions supporting the political agenda.

UK Guardian: NASA scientist calls for putting oil firm chiefs on trial for «high crimes against humanity» for spreading doubt about man - made global warming — June 23, 2008

The legitimate climate scientists over at RealClimate have an indepth response to the allegations being made against the CRU folks, some of whom are RealClimate contributors.

As they tend to do from time to time in an effort to distract from the climate science consensus, a group of scientists who are also climate «skeptics» have published an opinion - editorial (op - ed), trying to make the case against taking action to address climate change.