In one scene, a scientific expert for the plaintiffs tells him that one measurement of groundwater contamination was not as strong as he had thought.
Just as it is not necessary to be an athlete to appreciate sport, his book suggests, it is not necessary to be a scientific expert to appreciate science.
All the decisions must be based on scientific evidence and expert analysis.
"The available scientific evidence and expert reviews from leading global health organizations such as the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, United States Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization reflect a consensus based on published scientific research showing that there is no reason for concern, " Largent's statement said.
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Social programs struggle (and agonize) over the balance of expert opinion, scientific evidence, and client perspectives.
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The content of Dog TV, the producers say, has been developed using scientific studies and help from expert trainers.
One expert on the scientific benefits of gratitude, Dr. Robert A Emmons, notes that feeling grateful can improve your health, your mental function, and your relationships with other people.
"Given the economic climate, everyone is trying to get in line at the trough, " says Charles Cantor , a bioterrorism expert and chief scientific officer at San Diego biotech firm Sequenom (nasdaq: SQNM - news - people ).
Within this new structure, existing GOOS intergovernmental and scientific committees will be replaced by an expert GOOS Steering Committee (GSC) which will guide GOOS implementation and report directly to the IOC Assembly.
They called for the establishment of independent expert committees to investigate claims of scientific misconduct.
Those documents show the plaintiffs supplied the bulk of the scientific damages report submitted by a supposedly independent court expert, who was also paid by the plaintiff lawyers.
Creating the right to a forensic expert for the defense would help restore the imbalance in scientific firepower that too often exists between prosecution and defense.
Our elite players have been discovering rules of RNA folding that were completely unknown to the scientific community, catalyzing a change in our understanding of what an expert is.
The meeting also took this opportunity to elect an international group of renowned experts, the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (MEP), which will ensure the scientific credibility and independence of the IPBES work.
In the 1990s America's Supreme Court deemed it the responsibility of federal judges to insist that expert witnesses testify about the reliability of a forensic-scientific method only if the method in question has been tested so that the range of its error rate is known.
He also runs an extensive scientific program, headed by the wildlife biologist, Cristina Eisenberg, an expert in apex predators (she has spotted a few lone wolves on the property, a notable development since the species was effectively eradicated from the southern Rockies in the 1930s).
The notion that the scientific establishment has suppressed evidence to the contrary has provided plenty of non-expert politicians with an excuse not to spend money reducing carbon.
As the author, Professor Bernard Stewart, an internationally-noted expert in cancer causation, points out, there is a remarkable scientific consensus on the causes of avoidable cancer, and they relate to lifestyle choices that people can actually do something about: smoking, poor diet, excessive drinking, obesity, physical inactivity, and exposure to the sun.
The expert meeting that took place last January aimed at pursuing the project in a specific scientific field.
Space for Science project was born as a follow-up of different expert and ministerial meetings initiated by UNESCO in 2001 and 2002 and related to the reconstruction of scientific cooperation in South-East Europe (SEE).
Divers become expert fish spotters, helping compile a database of species for the foundation, which is then used for scientific papers and research.
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