Science for humanity.

This year marks the 175th anniversary of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, the publisher of ). In striving to advance its mission, the organization's theme for its annual meeting (2 to 5 March in Washington, DC), "Science for Humanity," reiterates its commitment to explore and make sense of the world through inquiry, evidence seeking, and discovery. The words of archbishop and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu are a reminder that this pursuit must be shared by everyone if it is to serve all of society: "My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.