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Cover of Committee on a New Government-University Partnership for Science and Security & National Research Council: Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World
Committee on a New Government-University Partnership for Science and Security & National Research Council: Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World
Based on a series of regional meetings on university campuses with officials from the national security community and academic research institutions, this report identifies specific actions that shou …
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Cover of Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics & Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Sciences Community: Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States
Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics & Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Sciences Community: Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States
Scores of talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science community, performing vitally important work. However, they are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound policies, and …
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Cover of Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics & Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Sciences Community: Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States
Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics & Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Sciences Community: Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States
Scores of talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science community, performing vitally important work. However, they are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound policies, and …
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Cover of National Research Council & Policy and Global Affairs: Managing University Intellectual Property in the Public Interest
National Research Council & Policy and Global Affairs: Managing University Intellectual Property in the Public Interest
Thirty years ago federal policy underwent a major change through the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which fostered greater uniformity in the way research agencies treat inventions arising from the work they …
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Cover of Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Today, scores of companies, primarily in the United States and Europe, are offering whole genome scanning services directly to the public. The proliferation of these companies and the services they o …
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Cover of Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in Genomic and Protein Research and Innovation & National Research Council: Reaping the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic Research
Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in Genomic and Protein Research and Innovation & National Research Council: Reaping the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic Research
The patenting and licensing of human genetic material and proteins represents an extension of intellectual property (IP) rights to naturally occurring biological material and scientific information, …
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Cover of Committee on a New Government-University Partnership for Science and Security & National Research Council: Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World
Committee on a New Government-University Partnership for Science and Security & National Research Council: Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World
Based on a series of regional meetings on university campuses with officials from the national security community and academic research institutions, this report identifies specific actions that shou …
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Cover of Committee on Daubert Standards & National Research Council: Discussion of the Committee on Daubert Standards
Committee on Daubert Standards & National Research Council: Discussion of the Committee on Daubert Standards
In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., laid out a new test for federal trial judges to use when determining the admissibility of expert testimony. In Daubert …
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Cover of Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Today, scores of companies, primarily in the United States and Europe, are offering whole genome scanning services directly to the public. The proliferation of these companies and the services they o …
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Cover of Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Bacillus anthracis Mailings: Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters (PDF
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI’s Investigation of the 2001 Bacillus anthracis Mailings: Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI’s Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters (PDF
Less than a month after the September 11, 2001 attacks, letters containing spores of anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis, or B. anthracis) were sent through the U.S. mail. Between October 4 and Nove …
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Cover of National Research Council & Policy and Global Affairs: Managing University Intellectual Property in the Public Interest
National Research Council & Policy and Global Affairs: Managing University Intellectual Property in the Public Interest
Thirty years ago federal policy underwent a major change through the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which fostered greater uniformity in the way research agencies treat inventions arising from the work they …
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Cover of Committee on the Development of the Third Edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence & Federal Judicial Center: Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
Committee on the Development of the Third Edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence & Federal Judicial Center: Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition, assists judges in managing cases involving complex scientific and technical evidence by describing the basic tenets of key scientific field …
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Cover of Committee on the Development of the Third Edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence & Federal Judicial Center: Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
Committee on the Development of the Third Edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence & Federal Judicial Center: Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition, assists judges in managing cases involving complex scientific and technical evidence by describing the basic tenets of key scientific field …
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Cover of Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Bacillus anthracis Mailings: Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters (ePU
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI’s Investigation of the 2001 Bacillus anthracis Mailings: Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI’s Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters (ePU
Less than a month after the September 11, 2001 attacks, letters containing spores of anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis, or B. anthracis) were sent through the U.S. mail. Between October 4 and Nove …
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Cover of Board on Life Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century
Board on Life Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century
Synthetic biologyunlike any research discipline that precedes ithas the potential to bypass the less predictable process of evolution to usher in a new and dynamic way of working with living systems. …
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Cover of Board on Life Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century
Board on Life Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century
Synthetic biologyunlike any research discipline that precedes ithas the potential to bypass the less predictable process of evolution to usher in a new and dynamic way of working with living systems. …
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Cover of Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division on Earth and Life Studies: International Animal Research Regulations
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division on Earth and Life Studies: International Animal Research Regulations
Animals are widely used in neuroscience research to explore biological mechanisms of nervous system function, to identify the genetic basis of disease states, and to provide models of human disorders …
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Cover of Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division on Earth and Life Studies: International Animal Research Regulations
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division on Earth and Life Studies: International Animal Research Regulations
Animals are widely used in neuroscience research to explore biological mechanisms of nervous system function, to identify the genetic basis of disease states, and to provide models of human disorders …
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Cover of Board on Global Health & Board on Life Sciences: Perspectives on Research with H5N1 Avian Influenza
Board on Global Health & Board on Life Sciences: Perspectives on Research with H5N1 Avian Influenza
When, in late 2011, it became public knowledge that two research groups had submitted for publication manuscripts that reported on their work on mammalian transmissibility of a lethal H5N1 avian infl …
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Cover of Board on Global Health & Board on Life Sciences: Perspectives on Research with H5N1 Avian Influenza
Board on Global Health & Board on Life Sciences: Perspectives on Research with H5N1 Avian Influenza
When, in late 2011, it became public knowledge that two research groups had submitted for publication manuscripts that reported on their work on mammalian transmissibility of a lethal H5N1 avian infl …
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Cover of Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Ethical and Societal Implications of Advances in Militarily Significant Technologies That Are Rapidly Changing and Increasingly Globally Accessible: Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security (P
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Ethical and Societal Implications of Advances in Militarily Significant Technologies That Are Rapidly Changing and Increasingly Globally Accessible: Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security (P
Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security is a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing techno …
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Cover of Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Ethical and Societal Implications of Advances in Militarily Significant Technologies That Are Rapidly Changing and Increasingly Globally Accessible: Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security (e
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Ethical and Societal Implications of Advances in Militarily Significant Technologies That Are Rapidly Changing and Increasingly Globally Accessible: Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security (e
Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security is a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing techno …
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Cover of Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Scientific Approaches to Understanding and Maximizing the Validity and Reliability of Eyewitness Identification in Law Enforcement and the Courts: Identifying the Culprit
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Scientific Approaches to Understanding and Maximizing the Validity and Reliability of Eyewitness Identification in Law Enforcement and the Courts: Identifying the Culprit
Identifying the Culprit: Assessing Eyewitness Identification makes the case that better data collection and research on eyewitness identification, new law enforcement training protocols, standardized …
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Cover of Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Scientific Approaches to Understanding and Maximizing the Validity and Reliability of Eyewitness Identification in Law Enforcement and the Courts: Identifying the Culprit
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Scientific Approaches to Understanding and Maximizing the Validity and Reliability of Eyewitness Identification in Law Enforcement and the Courts: Identifying the Culprit
Identifying the Culprit: Assessing Eyewitness Identification makes the case that better data collection and research on eyewitness identification, new law enforcement training protocols, standardized …
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Cover of Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research
On October 17, 2014, spurred by incidents at U.S. government laboratories that raised serious biosafety concerns, the United States government launched a one-year deliberative process to address the …
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Cover of Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research
On October 17, 2014, spurred by incidents at U.S. government laboratories that raised serious biosafety concerns, the United States government launched a one-year deliberative process to address the …
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Cover of Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Committee on Federal Research Regulations and Reporting Requirements: A New Framework for Research Universities in the 21st Century: Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Committee on Federal Research Regulations and Reporting Requirements: A New Framework for Research Universities in the 21st Century: Optimizing the Nation’s Investment in Academic Research
Research universities are critical contributors to our national research enterprise. They are the principal source of a world-class labor force and fundamental discoveries that enhance our lives and …
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Cover of Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Committee on Federal Research Regulations and Reporting Requirements: A New Framework for Research Universities in the 21st Century: Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Committee on Federal Research Regulations and Reporting Requirements: A New Framework for Research Universities in the 21st Century: Optimizing the Nation’s Investment in Academic Research
Research universities are critical contributors to our national research enterprise. They are the principal source of a world-class labor force and fundamental discoveries that enhance our lives and …
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€69.74
Cover of Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Gain-of-Function Research
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Gain-of-Function Research
On March 10-11, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public symposium on potential U.S. government policies for the oversight of gain-of- function (GOF) research …
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Cover of Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Gain-of-Function Research
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Gain-of-Function Research
On March 10-11, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public symposium on potential U.S. government policies for the oversight of gain-of- function (GOF) research …
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Cover of Committee on Dual Use Research of Concern: Options for Future Management & Policy and Global Affairs: Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences
Committee on Dual Use Research of Concern: Options for Future Management & Policy and Global Affairs: Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences
The potential misuse of advances in life sciences research is raising concerns about national security threats. Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences: Current Issues and Controversies exa …
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Cover of Committee on Dual Use Research of Concern: Options for Future Management & Policy and Global Affairs: Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences
Committee on Dual Use Research of Concern: Options for Future Management & Policy and Global Affairs: Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences
The potential misuse of advances in life sciences research is raising concerns about national security threats. Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences: Current Issues and Controversies exa …
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Cover of Computer Science and Telecommunications Board & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Securing the Vote
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Securing the Vote
During the 2016 presidential election, America’s election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the chal …
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Cover of Computer Science and Telecommunications Board & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Securing the Vote
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Securing the Vote
During the 2016 presidential election, America’s election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the chal …
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Cover of Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neuroforensics
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neuroforensics
Technological advances in noninvasive neuroimaging, neurophysiology, genome sequencing, and other methods together with rapid progress in computational and statistical methods and data storage have f …
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Cover of Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neuroforensics
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neuroforensics
Technological advances in noninvasive neuroimaging, neurophysiology, genome sequencing, and other methods together with rapid progress in computational and statistical methods and data storage have f …
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Cover of Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in Genomic and Protein Research and Innovation & National Research Council: Reaping the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic Research
Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in Genomic and Protein Research and Innovation & National Research Council: Reaping the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic Research
The patenting and licensing of human genetic material and proteins represents an extension of intellectual property (IP) rights to naturally occurring biological material and scientific information, …
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Cover of Committee on Daubert Standards & National Research Council: Discussion of the Committee on Daubert Standards
Committee on Daubert Standards & National Research Council: Discussion of the Committee on Daubert Standards
In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., laid out a new test for federal trial judges to use when determining the admissibility of expert testimony. In Daubert …
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Cover of Policy and Global Affairs & Legal, and Regulatory Issues Associated with Neural Chimeras and Organoids Committee on Ethical: Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras
Policy and Global Affairs & Legal, and Regulatory Issues Associated with Neural Chimeras and Organoids Committee on Ethical: Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras
Each year, tens of millions of individuals in the U.S. suffer from neurological and psychiatric disorders including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease, and …
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€42.36
Cover of Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Developing a Research Agenda and Research Governance Approaches for Climate Intervention Strategies that Reflect Sunlight to Cool Earth: Reflecting Sunlight
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Developing a Research Agenda and Research Governance Approaches for Climate Intervention Strategies that Reflect Sunlight to Cool Earth: Reflecting Sunlight
Climate change is creating impacts that are widespread and severe for individuals, communities, economies, and ecosystems around the world. While efforts to reduce emissions and adapt to climate impa …
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Cover of Committee on Protecting Critical Technologies for National Security in an Era of Openness and Competition & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Protecting U.S. Technological Advantage
Committee on Protecting Critical Technologies for National Security in an Era of Openness and Competition & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Protecting U.S. Technological Advantage
U.S. leadership in technology innovation is central to our nation’s interests, including its security, economic prosperity, and quality of life. Our nation has created a science and technology ecosys …
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€26.95
Cover of Committee on Law and Justice & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Facial Recognition Technology
Committee on Law and Justice & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Facial Recognition Technology
Facial recognition technology is increasingly used for identity verification and identification, from aiding law enforcement investigations to identifying potential security threats at large venues. …
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