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

  NAS InterViews Podcasts
Listen to audio interviews in which members talk about their research, why they became scientists, and other aspects of their research and careers. 

News:

  Oyster Farm Unlikely to Have Substantial Impact on Drakes Estero Ecosystem
May 5, 2009: A new report finds a lack of evidence that the current level of oyster farming has major adverse effects on the ecosystem of Drakes Estero -- a body of water north of San Francisco within Point Reyes National Seashore.

  NAS Elects New Members and Foreign Associates
April 28, 2009: The National Academy of Sciences elected 72 new members and 18 foreign associates in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

  New Measures Needed to Reduce Medical Conflicts of Interest
April 28, 2009: New voluntary and regulatory measures can strengthen protections against financial conflicts of interest in medicine without hindering patient care or the advancement of medical knowledge.

  NAS President Urges Scientists to Build on New Support for Science
April 23, 2009: Published in Science this week, "How to Keep Science Moving," an editorial by NAS President Ralph Cicerone talks about the importance of building on recent enthusiasm for science. He calls on scientists to engage policymakers, business leaders, students, and local communities by telling their stories and showing "how science works and how scientific research contributes to the nation."

  NAS Members Discuss the Cosmos
April 16, 2009: A panel of renowned astrophysicists, including three members of the National Academy of Sciences, discussed the mysteries of the universe, from the Big Bang to dark energy. "A Cosmic Journey Through Space and Time" brought together Academy members Vera Rubin, Charles Bennett, and John Mather, senior astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, alongside Adam Reiss and moderator Marcia Bartusiak to discuss what we know -- and perhaps more importantly what we don't know -- about the nature of the universe in which we live.

  More Than 9,000 National Academies Reports Now Available in Open Access
April 10, 2009: The National Academies announced the completion of the first phase of a partnership with Google to digitize the library's collection of reports from 1863 to 1997, making them available free, searchable, and in full text through Google Book Search. The Academies hope that wider availability of its reports will be of use to scientists in developing countries as well as researchers and historians.

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