[SGRupdate] News from SGR - March 2015

[Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)]

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Recently published on the SGR website:

* Challenging the mindset of war

Dr Stuart Parkinson critically assesses new UK and Western military
initiatives, and how engineers and scientists can be involved in challenging
the cycle of violence.
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/challenging-mindset-war

* Shale gas and fracking: examining the evidence

Gwen Harrison MSc and Dr Stuart Parkinson update SGR’s recent report
highlighting numerous causes for concern regarding the planned extraction of
shale gas in the UK.
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/shale-gas-and-fracking-examining-evidence-febmar-2015

* Scientific publication in peril: the Séralini affair (updated)

Dr Eva Novotny discusses the controversy surrounding an academic paper showing
health problems in a feeding trial of a GM crop – and what it says about
corporate influence in this field.
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/scientific-publication-peril-seralini-affair

....and a reminder about SGR's Science4society week, which starts on 16th March:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/projects/science4society-week-2015

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