In the future, DFG will require a tighter scientific, but nevertheless still innovative, focus for each individual Graduiertenkolleg.
The Kyoto protocol took five years to draft, so the new deadline is tight, and scientific warnings have grown more stark in recent years.
Its success depended on maintaining a tight-lipped, scientific demeanor.
Despite the tight limits on scientific research, Brown said it's clear from the millions of people who use medical marijuana to treat symptoms that it is effective.
Since Small took over the helm 18 months ago, he has stressed the need for tighter focus in scientific efforts, if only to make it easier to explain the Smithsonian's research to potential donors.
While President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia has often expressed desire to expand online commerce as an outlet for the country's rich scientific legacy, tight government control of political news could intensify as Internet use expands.
From now on, Dolan is going to run the business with a tighter hand, with Chief Scientific Officer Peter Ringrose Peter Ringrose reporting directly to him.
Dr. D. A. Henderson, who helped lead the campaign to eradicate smallpox and has been advising the federal health institutes for nearly two years, said the clash of cultures between scientific openness and tight security might not be resolvable.
"It's a tight job market," says Inpharmatica Scientific Director Mark Swindells, with classic British understatement.
Security in these scientific islands was so tight, though, that even children wore badges.
