http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2007/08/21/the-presidents-would-be-pen-pal-nobel-laureate-craig-mello/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2007/08/21/the-presidents-would-be-pen-pal-nobel-laureate-craig-mello/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Willy Lensch Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:25:42 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2007/08/21/the-presidents-would-be-pen-pal-nobel-laureate-craig-mello/#comment-547 I admire Prof. Mello for writing both of his letters though I fear that the one sent to a non-local zipcode was futile. The President has been unmoved (as far as I can tell) by letters from 80 Nobel Laureates <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A37117-2001Feb21&notFound=true" rel="nofollow">suggesting an improved stem cell policy</a> as well as another group including some Laureates <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=amZdthkz3Ouo&refer=home" rel="nofollow">calling for changes in environmental policy</a>. Back in 2004, 48 holders of The Medal made a statement by supporting John Kerry, commenting that "the Bush administration has ignored unbiased scientific advice in the policy making that is so important to our collective welfare" (read the entire open letter <a href="http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/kerry/kerrynobel062104.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>). There are other Nobel letters ranging on topics from <a href="http://www.physorg.com/news64505715.html" rel="nofollow">nuclear weapons</a> to <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/interference/scientists-signon-statement.html" rel="nofollow">scientific censorship</a>. It's a bunch. Granted, I don't know how many such letters have been sent to every President. I imagine that it's a bunch there as well. All I can say is, Professor Mello, nicely done sir. I'm glad that you made your pitch. 50/50 isn't bad at all. I admire Prof. Mello for writing both of his letters though I fear that the one sent to a non-local zipcode was futile. The President has been unmoved (as far as I can tell) by letters from 80 Nobel Laureates suggesting an improved stem cell policy as well as another group including some Laureates calling for changes in environmental policy. Back in 2004, 48 holders of The Medal made a statement by supporting John Kerry, commenting that “the Bush administration has ignored unbiased scientific advice in the policy making that is so important to our collective welfare” (read the entire open letter here). There are other Nobel letters ranging on topics from nuclear weapons to scientific censorship. It’s a bunch. Granted, I don’t know how many such letters have been sent to every President. I imagine that it’s a bunch there as well. All I can say is, Professor Mello, nicely done sir. I’m glad that you made your pitch. 50/50 isn’t bad at all.

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