National school standards; No funds for ocean power.

Kevin Finneran
The Two Cultures Revisited.

Clinton's proposed big boost in R&D spending faces obstacles; Tobacco deal could be a boon to biomedical research; Sensible, coherent, long-term S&T strategy sought; Cloning debate heats up; Debate over database protection continues.

Progress begins on controlling trade in light arms.

Phil Gramm
Joseph I. Lieberman
Pete V. Domenici
Jeff Bingaman
The Long Road to Increased Science Funding

Carl Safina
Scorched-Earth Fishing

Mark Sagoff
Patented Genes: An Ethical Appraisal

Skip Kaltenheuser
Patent Nonsense

Wake-up call for academia (Review of Academic Duty)

Rethinking pesticide use (Review of Nature Wars: People vs. Pests)

Cloning news (Review of Clone: The Road to Dolly, and the Path Ahead)

Joseph Henry.

Philip Shapira

Extending Manufacturing Extension

Richard Munson
Tina Kaarsberg

Unleashing Innovation in Electricity Generation