Societies spurn women editors

Article Abstract:

President of the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), Theresa Markow, has stepped down in protest that women were not adequately considered for the editorship of its journal, Evolution. The society's rule states that it should create a nominating committee to choose a chief editor, but instead they appointed a man after informal queries.

Executive changes & profiles, Public affairs, Periodicals, Social aspects, Officials and employees, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Periodical publishing, Sex discrimination against women, Markow, Theresa

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When two tribes go to war

Article Abstract:

Research to uncover why the Havasupai tribe settled near Arizona, have the highest incidence of type 2 diabetes is reported. This case illustrates the sensitivities associated with conducting genetic research on Native American populations, which enriched by gambling are in a position to assert their legal rights.

Health aspects, Genetic aspects, Type 2 diabetes, Havasupais

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Fishing for trouble

Article Abstract:

The plans to push tuna farms out into open waters off the coast of the United States are raising environmental alarm, as people are worried that these ranches can cause damage to the marine environment. The kinds of problems that can be caused by the offshore ranches are determined.

Animal aquaculture, Fish Farming, Environmental aspects, Fish-culture, Aquaculture, Tunas (Fishes)

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