In a speech before the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, Mr. Obama promised to keep science a sphere "not subject to politics" or "skewed by an agenda".
A devout rationalist, Wyatt found a way to keep science and love separate, careful not "to attribute to character what he knew to be disease".
Volcanoes, earthquakes, ice ages and mass extinctions don't happen every day, but often enough to keep science reporters on their toes.
That's how science moves forward, that's what keeps science progressing, is… what I would call a good faith, honest debate between scientists… To some extent, this good faith debate has been hijacked.
Dr Sarah Chan, chancellor's fellow at Usher Institute for Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, said: "We should feel confident that our regulatory system in this area is functioning well to keep science aligned with social interests".
Keep science free from creationism.
I keep science separate from my spiritual life".
Another factor that probably helps to keep science graduates away from translation is its image.
That frequency allows them to keep science and performance in balance.
"It's my job to keep science as a fun enterprise for people here at Genentech," says Scheller.
Science is able to build new, reliable knowledge about the world because scientists have an informal code of conduct that helps keep science moving forward.
