Missouri Rep. Todd Akin sits on the House Committee for Science , Space and Technology . Margaret Martonosi : The Republican from California is a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee. Akin and his cohort can not be allowed to substitute folklore for science , she says . What is not reasonable is to discredit years of scientific data without any scientific basis for doing so and to ask for a do-over . Martonosi : How can the U.S. allow itself to be governed by those who ignore scientific fact ?
Missouri Rep. Todd Akin sits on the House Committee for Science , Space and Technology . Margaret Martonosi : The Republican from California is a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee. Akin and his cohort can not be allowed to substitute folklore for science , she says . Martonosi : How can the U.S. allow itself to be governed by those who ignore scientific fact ?