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Forum – Spring 2010

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Better, more affordable health care
In “Better U.S. Health Care at Lower Cost” (Issues, Winter 2010), Arnold Milstein and Helen Darling make an excellent case for improving U.S. health… Read More

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From the Hill – Spring 2010

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Obama budget includes bright spots for R&D

Although the Obama administration’s overall R&D budget proposal for the 2011 fiscal year is essentially flat as compared to that for 2010, it does contain… Read More

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United States: The Need for Continuity

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The time is ripe to reassess U.S. national innovation policies and programs and to consider new initiatives. A transition in political control of the White House inevitably produces a change in economic … Read More

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Singapore: Betting on Biomedical Sciences

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In an April 2009 report, the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council noted that Singapore, an emerging biotech cluster, was “aiming to move up the value chain and position itself as a world-class center for… Read More

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The New Global Landscape of Educational Achievement

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Some 10 years ago, we lived in a very different world where education systems tended to be inward-looking, where schools and education systems typically considered themselves to be unique, and where the… Read More

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Brazil: Challenges and Achievements

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Until World War II, Brazil had a small number of scientists and only an incipient institutional research base. Its industry was at an embryonic stage and based only in traditional areas. Full-time… Read More

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Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Much of the frustration that permeates efforts to improve the lives of people in the developing world springs from the fact that the commonly identified roots of the problem are factors that… Read More

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Double-Edged DNA: Preventing the Misuse of Gene Synthesis

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0000

During the past decade, a global industry has emerged based on synthetic genomics: the use of automated machines to construct genes and other long strands of DNA by stringing together chemical building… Read More

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Archives – Spring 2010

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Dome of the Great Hall, National Academy of Sciences
Hildreth Meière (1892-1961) was an influential decorative artist known most for her murals, wall sculptures, and other unique works in the Art Deco… Read More

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Every Little bit Counts

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0000

The world’s top search engine, a $175 billion corporation second only to Coca Cola in name recognition worldwide, and a new active verb, Google knows what it’s about. But others aren’t so… Read More

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