LIFE SCIENCES
Vision Renewed
A new study points to the possibility that retina cells can be derived from embryonic stem cells, but new regulatory procedures need to be in place to oversee the research going forward.
INNOVATION
The Full Potential of University Research
Krisztina “Z” Holly proposes a pilot initiative for the federal government to accelerate the great potential of breakthrough innovations arising from academic research.
Transitions
This Science Progress newsletter will go on hiatus for the summer as we transition staff. We will alert you as soon as it starts up again, but expect a period of radio (or, rather, email) silence. You can continue to find [...]
BIOETHICS
Clinical Trials and the Common Good
The true measure of a clinical trial’s worth is not whether it provides dying patients access to unproven medications, but rather, whether it produces a bountiful yield of knowledge that empowers future healthcare providers.
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