鈥淚t鈥檚 a clear attempt by the prime minister to keep Sir David quiet. [He] is the nation鈥檚 chief scientist and I鈥檇 expect him to say what he thinks.鈥�
British MP Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrat environment spokesman, on a leaked memo to David King after he wrote an article in Science saying climate change is a greater threat than terrorism (The Independent, London, 8 March)
鈥淚f people sue doctors, they are going to find that their access to healthcare may be limited. That鈥檚 a harsh thing to say but this is a war.鈥�
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Texas doctor John Shannon Jones on the DoctorsKnow.Us database, which doctors can use to check if a prospective patient has sued for malpractice (The Wall Street Journal, 5 March)
鈥淭he world of research wants change. It is like a tribe that is reacting violently because it has been wounded.鈥�
Nobel prizewinner Fran莽ois Jacob, co-author of a manifesto for reform of French science, launched as scientists demonstrated across France, demanding more funding and the restoration of axed jobs (Le Monde, Paris, 9 March)
鈥淲e are doing this to save one child鈥檚 life and to give another child the best possible chance in life.鈥�
Dipika Vara of Perth, who is hoping to have a baby through IVF who can provide tissue to treat her daughter鈥檚 rare genetic disease (The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 9 March)
鈥淚t was terrible. The bird did not live to enjoy its moment of fame.鈥�
Ornithologist Graham Appleton on an American robin that had made its way to the UK but was caught by a sparrowhawk as birdwatchers gathered to see it (The Times, London, 9 March)