October 12, 2001
New Federal Science-Quality Standards Worry Researchers
University researchers are nervous about a new set of standards, released by the Bush administration late last month, that govern the quality and objectivity of scientific information released by federal agencies. They worry that the rules could result in costly and time-consuming double-checking of peer-reviewed studies, which could discourage agencies from publishing them.
Industry advocates have supported the rules as a way to rein in agencies that, they say, use inaccurate
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