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Comment AA sseeaatt aatt tthhee ttaabbllee Gregory A Petsko Address: Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454-9110, USA. Email: petsko@ Published: 31 December 2008 Genome BBiioollooggyy 2008, 99:: 113 (doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-12-113) The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at /2008/9/12/113 © 2008 BioMed Central Ltd I should start with a disclaimer: I was a strong supporter of Association for the Advancement of Science in 2006. He is the Barack Obama during the recent US presidential campaign, author of over 300 articles and papers, mostly on policy and I remain a strong supporter of the President-elect today. issues, and has co-authored or co-edited 20 books and book- That may open me to charges of bias as far as this particular length reports. He is a member of the National Academy of column is concerned, because I’m going to be lauding one of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and was a his recent decisions. But another disclaimer I probably member of President Bill Clinton’s science advisory team from should include is that I am a life scientist, and that admis- 1994 to 2001. When the Pugwash Conferences on Science and sion may reveal additional prejudice, because what I am World Affairs won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995, he delivered going to say will be self-serving in that it is meant to promote the acceptance speech in Stockholm. He’s spent much of his the life sciences. However, I think my argument will stand career trying to save the planet. Sort of a scientist’s Al Gore, if up to objective scrutiny. See if you agree.