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The decision of geneticists to hold the 18th International Congress of Genetics in Beijing, China, is a controversial issue since the choice of venues for international conventions reflects the seemingly acceptability of the country's present regime. The Chinese government is known to have one of the worst human rights violations records in the world. However, the choice of China as the venue for this important scientific meeting will provide the Chinese geneticists a means of contact with their western counterparts. It will also encourage intercultural linkages which will help in the advancement of the field of genetics.
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The implications of a scientific statement when made by a person in authority have long been a controversial issue. Conventional belief is that the authority of the person making a statement is insignificant when scientists evaluate that statement. However, some contend that scientists are compelled to accept claims of authority whether true or false when topics are out of their areas of knowledge. Nonetheless, the self correcting nature of science guarantees that incorrect statements will inevitably be dropped, regardless of who made them.
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Scientists discussed research on Drosophila at the 16th European Drosophila Research Conference in Zurich, Switzerland, in October, 1999. This was the 30th anniversary of the conference, which is held biennially.
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