The issue focused on medical studies in science and religion, but researchers said research should also focus on climate change.

A council report found scientists were working "strategically" to avoid scientific literature studies that might lead to genetic engineering of Earth's climate. The organization reported earlier this year that researchers had paid $11 million to academic researchers for biomedical research because they considered these studies useless.

Some scientists say science isn't always clear. Scientists who study biological theories about how our planet works can tell different stories