Reality Base is a blog about the interplay between science and politics.

Melissa Lafsky is DISCOVER's deputy Web editor. A former practicing attorney in New York City, she has been an associate editor at The Huffington Post and the editor of The New York Times's Freakonomics blog. She has written for The New York Times, The New York Post, and other publications.

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Reality Base rounds up the state of affairs in the areas where science and politics intersect most crucially:

• Biotech
• Climate Change
• Energy
• Food & Obesity
• Health Care
• Science & the Election
• Science & Religion
• Science in the Courtroom
• Science in Wartime