The issue focused on questions of authority and religion. In those cases, science allows scientists to study aspects of biology that have scientific applications. Science studies biological processes that were scientifically relevant when they occurred in the past. Scientists today look at technologies or cultural influences that could affect future generations. The researchers took particular note of concerns about climate change.


In light of recent research showing that scientists can predict human population growth by conducting experiments on laboratory mice, scientists across the country felt compelled to share their theories with others. Several