AIBS has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to support the development of an international workshop series on the access and benefit sharing of digital sequence information.
policy · Jul 19, 2021
Science Agencies Slated for Significant Increases in Spending Bills
The House Appropriations Committee has now advanced all twelve spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2022, approving significant increases for most federal science agencies and programs.
policy, statements · Jul 15, 2021
Societies Urge Congress to Base COVID-19 Investigations on Evidence-Based Research
A coalition of 36 scientific societies, including AIBS, have urged leaders of the House Appropriations Committee to base any investigations into the origin and transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic on evidence-based research.
bioscience, podcasts · Jul 12, 2021
Blackologists and the Promise of Inclusive Sustainability
Drs. Senay Yitbarek (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Karen Bailey (University of Colorado Boulder), Nyeema Harris (Yale University) join us to discuss inclusive sustainability and the ways in which it can be brought to bear in service of ecosystems and the humans who inhabit them.
bioscience · Jul 08, 2021
July Issue of BioScience Now Available
The July 2021 issue of BioScience is now available on the Oxford University Press website.

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policy · Jul 06, 2021
Latest Public Policy Report
The Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.
policy · Jul 06, 2021
House Begins Work on FY 2022 Spending Bills
The House Appropriations Committee has approved topline fiscal year (FY) 2022 allocations to divide $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending between the twelve annual spending bills. The allocations are largely in alignment with the budget proposed by President Biden.
policy, statements · Jul 02, 2021
Scientific Societies Urge Congress to Act Immediately on Climate Change
AIBS has joined nearly 50 scientific societies and organizations in calling on Congress to lead with science to understand and address the effects of climate change.
bioscience, podcasts · Jun 24, 2021
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Viral Evolution, Vaccines, and Variants
Guests Dr. Charlie Fenster, Pam Soltis, and Paul Turner discuss viral evolution and how best to respond to the current COVID-19 pandemic in the vaccine era, as well as to emerging pathogens.
policy, statements · Jun 22, 2021
AIBS Endorses Statement in Support of Research Using Human Fetal Tissue
AIBS has joined 98 other scientific and medical organizations in endorsing a statement in support of continued use of human fetal tissue in research.