This Week in PNAS 
Highlights from the recent edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the Academy's scientific journal

  NAS Members Selected for Obama Administration
Six NAS members have been selected by President-elect Barack Obama to serve in his administration

  Biographical Memoirs
Access more than 1,000 biographies of leading U.S. scientists including Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Margaret Mead, Louis Agassiz, and Joseph Henry

News:

  Phasing Out Use of Radioactive Highly Enriched Uranium in Medical Isotopes Feasible
Jan. 14, 2009: Eliminating highly enriched uranium -- a key ingredient in nuclear weapons -- from the production of medical isotopes, which are used for medical imaging, is technically and economically feasible.

  Museums, Zoos, After-School Programs Boost Science Learning
Jan. 14, 2009: Each year, tens of millions of Americans, young and old, learn about science in informal ways -- by visiting museums and watching TV documentaries, for example. There is abundant evidence that these experiences contribute to people's knowledge and interest in science.

  Current Approaches to U.S. Health Care IT Are Insufficient
Jan. 9, 2009: Current efforts aimed at the nationwide deployment of health care information technology (IT) will not be sufficient to achieve medical leaders' vision of health care in the 21st century and may even set back the cause.

  Lecture Explores Science and Economic Growth in Africa
Jan. 9, 2009: In a public lecture, Harvard professor and NAS foreign associate Calestous Juma explored the role emerging technologies can play in fostering economic growth and improving human welfare in Africa. His talk focused on new opportunities for international cooperation on development issues in light of the current global food and financial crises.

  National Security Controls on S&T Should Be Restructured
Jan. 8, 2009: Many U.S. export and visa controls, developed during the Cold War to prevent the transfer of technological and scientific advances to our enemies, now harm U.S. national security and economic prosperity. The current regulations were designed for a world that no longer exists and are unsuitable for today's adversaries. Immediate executive action is needed to restructure this system to prevent further declines in U.S. scientific and technological competitiveness.

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