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Leonelli, Sabina – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2013
The collection and dissemination of data on human and nonhuman organisms has become a central feature of 21st-century biology and has been endorsed by funding agencies in the United States and Europe as crucial to translating biological research into therapeutic and agricultural innovation. Large molecular data sets, often referred to as "big…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Data, Biology, Scientific Research
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Vandervoort, Frances S. – American Biology Teacher, 1999
Describes the historical development of the field of ecology. Maintains that the ecological revolution, which began quietly in America, unleashed powerful forces of concern for the world and its future. (Contains 14 references.) (WRM)
Descriptors: Biology, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environment
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Bybee, Rodger W. – American Biology Teacher, 1983
A connection between science and society can be seen in the human and ecological dimensions of one contemporary problem: acid rain. Introduces a human ecological theme and relationships between acid rain and public policy, considering scientific understanding and public awareness, scientific research and public policy, and national politics and…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Biology, College Science, Ecology