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In 2014, the Future of Life Institute held its opening event at MIT: a panel discussion on "The Future of Technology: Benefits and Risks", moderated by Alan Alda. [32] [33] The panelists were synthetic biologist George Church, geneticist Ting Wu, economist Andrew McAfee, physicist and Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek and Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn.
Nanotechnology has the potential to benefits all forms of work from daily life to medicine and biology. Despite these benefits, there are also health risks when it comes to human exposure to the nano material. Studies have shown that dangerous nano-particles can build up in the body after prolonged exposure.
Blue skies research (also called blue sky science) is scientific research in domains where "real-world" applications are not immediately apparent. It has been defined as "research without a clear goal" [1] and "curiosity-driven science". It is sometimes used interchangeably with the term "basic research". [2]
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity also has instituted rules for research proposals using gain-of-function research of concern. [28] The rules outline how experiments are to be evaluated for risks, safety measures, and potential benefits; prior to funding.
A Memorial Sloan Kettering phase 1 clinical trial revealed an immune response in some pancreatic cancer patients. Study co-author Dr. Vinod Balachandran talks about the impact on future cancer care.
Other incentives to govern science and related processes, including via metascience-based reforms, may include ensuring accountability to the public (in terms of e.g. accessibility of, especially publicly-funded, research or of it addressing various research topics of public interest in serious manners), increasing the qualified productive ...
Many of these traditions include reading and listening to discourses from the Ramayana, [17] organizing ratha yatras (chariot processions), charitable events, hosting a wedding procession (kalyanotsavam) of Rama and Sita, [6] and offering reverence to Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman who have played important roles in Rama's life story. [18]
Promote and support innovations, research, and knowledge related to the commercialization of life sciences products and services. Develop and support the necessary infrastructure and human capacity for life sciences business and industry. Create a strategic plan for developing life sciences business and industry.