How To Draw A Lab Coat

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The Man in the White Lab Coat

BioScience

Published By: Oxford University Press

https://doi.org/10.2307/1293851

https://www. jstor .org/stable/1293851

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Abstract

A commentary is made on the trend toward intensifying social forces among scientists. Orthodox points of view and scientific dogmas can be increasingly enforced with the growing use of panels, boards, and committees in the regulation of the scientific community. Can the scientist afford to be a conformist?

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Published by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), BioScience presents readers with timely and authoritative overviews of current research in biology, accompanied by essays and discussion sections on education, public policy, history, and the conceptual underpinnings of the biological sciences. A peer-reviewed, heavily cited, monthly journal with content written and edited for accessibility to researchers, educators, and students alike, BioScience includes articles about research findings and techniques, advances in biology education, professionally written feature articles about the latest frontiers in biology, discussions of professional issues, book reviews, news about AIBS, a policy column (Washington Watch), and an education column (Eye on Education). Roundtables, forums, and viewpoint articles provide the perspectives of opinion leaders and invite further commentary. BioScience is ranked among the top journals in its ISI category (Biology) for both Impact Factor and Citation Half-Life.

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