Conflict over the authorship of scientific research into schizophrenia in an international collaboration is discussed. Issues of access to research data and laboratory samples, competition for research results, and attribution of scholarship are considered. (MSE)

Observers say the research effort to develop drugs to combat acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is increasingly well-funded but badly coordinated, with many universities not willing or not able to pull their weight. (MSE)

If society is to continue to progress and address problems of health, hunger, productivity, and economic opportunity, the biases against science and technology must be confronted. The financial support of medical research, it is suggested, must come from the private sector as well as the government. (MLW)