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scientificactivistprofile.gif An Oxford graduate student by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his Ph.D. research in protein structure get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.

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New Photos on the About Page

Dare I be so presumptuous to suggest that you've checked out the About page on my blog in the last couple of days, you may have noticed a few new photos. The first one was taken last summer in front...

We Want a Presidential Debate on Science!

From evolution to stem cells, from declining NIH grant success rates to accelerating global warming, the next president is going to face a broad range of issues directly related to science.

Embryonic Stem Cell Debate Over; Thousands of Researchers Now Jobless

The media mangles otherwise interesting and significant stem cell findings.

ScienceBlogs/DonorsChoose Challenge Raises over $69,000 for Science Classrooms

Thursday was the last day of the month-long DonorsChoose challenge, and ScienceBlogs did incredibly well. You can view the full leaderboard here, but Janet of Adventures in Ethics and Science offers these details: 20 Sb blogs mounted challenges; 12 of...

Texans: Vote "Yes" on Proposition 15

To create the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and authorize $3 billion in funding for cancer research

DonorsChoose Bloggers Challenge Update

We've raised $295 at The Scientific Activist on just one week, but we still have $705 to go.

Senate to Vote on Mandatory Public Access to NIH Research Results

Following the House, which passed its version in July.

Animal Rights Activists Hijack the Brains of Three Respectable Scientists!

...and then publish a scientific paper!

House Approves Mandatory Public Access to NIH Research Results

The next step is the Senate.

General Thoughts on the NIH

Regarding grant success rates, budget constraints, the Roadmap, biodefense, young investigators, and open access

House to Vote on Embryonic Stem Cell Bill This Thursday, Amniotic Stem Cells No Substitute for the Real Thing

Yes, that's TOMORROW!!!

Commenting on Zerhouni Commenting on the NIH Funding Decline

Since we had an interesting discussion here back in September about the rapid decline in success rates of NIH R01 grants, I should point readers over to Effect Measure for some informed commentary on a recent article in Science (subscription...

Texas Congressional District 17: Chet Edwards

There's a hot congressional race going on right now deep in the heart of Texas in District 17, which stretches from just north of Houston to just south of Fort Worth and includes my alma mater, Texas A&M University. The...

More on NIH R01 Grants

Since I reported yesterday on a letter in Science describing the current decline in funding of NIH (National Institutes of Health) R01 grants, several others have chimed in as well. PZ Myers of Pharyngula gave the post a mention,...

A Shocking Decrease in Funding of NIH Grants

Success rates of NIH R01 grants are in rapid decline, due to a combination of more applications submitted, fewer grants awarded, and less total funds allocated.

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