NOT the Majority Opinion

~~~ Η «ελληνική πραγματικότητα» υπάρχει μόνο στο μυαλό εκείνων που δεν μπόρεσαν (ή δεν ήθελαν;) ποτέ να ξεφύγουν από αυτήν ~~~

 

 

Thursday, December 29, 2005

Diet, CSIRO, Nature and Funding

 

An article on the latest issue of Nature (December 22, 2005, http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7071/index.html#Research-Highlights refers to a diet book published by Australian researchers working in Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

The article criticises the fact that a government-sponsored research organisation “endorses” a scientifically controversial market oriented program and that the research behind the book was largely funded by the meat and dairy industries, whose products feature prominently in the diet.The scientists involved have their point of view that Nature did not publish (see http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/csiro-diet-book-author-makes-a-meal-of-critics/2005/12/29/1135732694318.html)

Is this the outcome of Government funds drying up and CSIRO becoming increasingly commercial, to the detriment of its reputation, or is there another explanation?

 

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