SCIENTISTS END PANEL ADVISING BIOSPHERE 2

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, February 16, 1993                   TAG: 9302160194
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: TUCSON, ARIZ.                                LENGTH: Short
SCIENTISTS END PANEL ADVISING BIOSPHERE 2
A majority of the members of a scientific advisory panel overseeing the Biosphere 2 ecology-under-glass project voted to dissolve the panel, frustrated by lack of progress, its chairman said Monday.
Earlier Monday, a statement issued for Biosphere 2's top official, Edward P. Bass, said the advisory panel was dissolved because of personality conflicts some members had with the management team.
The panel of independent scientists was appointed to advise the managers of the $150 million experiment after a series of problems put its scientific credibility at risk.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB