Project Will Supply 'Independent' Experts for Suits Involving Scientific Issues

Some scholars question the experiment, to be run by AAAS, on philosophical and practical grounds

The world's largest federation of scientists is about to embark on an experiment, supplying independent scientific experts from academe and industry to help federal courts decide cases that feature scientific or technical issues.

Under the program, announced here last month, federal judges will be able to ask the American Association

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