NYT :: Science

At Conference on the Risks to Earth, Few Are Optimistic

The goal of the conference is to foster ?a science without secrets and without borders,? mixing disciplines and cultures, in the hopes of propelling breakthroughs.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=0dc00cc08bb342eab9df15139a21258c&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/world/europe/24sicily.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=0dc00cc08bb342eab9df15139a21258c&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/world/europe/24sicily.html" border="0"/></a></span>