INNOVATION
Jumpstarting Sustainable American Jobs
The federal government should partner with venture capitalists to help our nation’s innovative small businesses build the equity capital they need to grow and prosper in the United States.
LIFE SCIENCES
The Promise and Dangers of Synthetic Biology
Public policy makers need to manage the risks and rewards of this promising new life sciences industry, particularly with an eye on the global context.
BIOETHICS
Is it Time to Change the Model for Tissue Donation?
The idea of informed consent has grown up, and it’s time to rethink the reasoning behind the consent system for tissue donation, writes Jonathan Moreno.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Defining the Boundaries of Genetic Testing
A recently released study by direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe reveals the privacy challenges ahead for public health policymakers as so-called genome-wide association studies, which look for specific genetic traits in huge genetic databases, enter the mainstream of scientific inquiry. [...]
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