This scientific debate was not, however, a purely academic one.

"I'm just not used to seeing government manage scientific debate."

"This is going to be the start of a very hot scientific debate."

The information is at the center of a growing international scientific debate.

"They're making a big deal out of a scientific debate."

But they have not yet been published, so under the rules of scientific debate he cannot use them to support his position.

As a 23-year-old, I find it difficult to fully engage myself in scientific debate.

This is a scientific debate rather than a political one.

Once the scientific debate is over, everyone will have to face up to his or her own responsibilities.

"I've certainly known enough people who treated scientific debate as a form of combat."