Author Topic: Science on the campaign trail: Where the presidential candidates stand  (Read 275 times)

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Puneet Kollipara
Science | AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
February 1, 2016

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The 2016 presidential election season gets underway in earnest today as voters cast their first ballots at the Iowa caucuses. As usual, science-related issues aren't getting much attention from the candidates, as the debate has been dominated by national security, immigration policy, and the economy. But science does sometimes creep into the conversation, and ScienceInsider has been keeping its ears perked.

Here's an overview of where the candidates stand on some select science-related issues (keeping in mind that the candidates have yet to sound off on many topics of interest to researchers).
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