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I think, however, that so long as our present economic and national systems continue, scientific research has little to fear.

There is actually a fair amount of money being put behind science today.

The spending in science and technology need to be to increased.

Innovations in science and technology are the engines of the 21st-century economy; if you care about the wealth and health of your nation tomorrow, then you'd better rethink how you allocate taxes to fund science. The federal budget needs to recognize this.

Great wealth could make an enormous difference over the next decade if they sensibly support the scientific elite. Just the elite. Because the elite makes most of the progress. You should worry about people who produce really novel inventions, not pedantic hacks.

The idea that science is just some luxury that you'll get around to if you can afford it is regressive to any future a country might dream for itself.

Scientists are being portrayed by much of the power structure in politics and business as having a vested interest - that they're just out to get more grant money by exaggerating the threats.

Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.

Billions of dollars have been put into genetic research.

The moral issue here is whether the United States Congress is going to stand in the way of science and preclude scientists from doing lifesaving research.