FDA emphasizes the crucial role of IRBs in new draft guidelines

The new FDA draft guidance issued last during the second week of November demonstrates that FDA does not want institutional review boards (IRBs) to lose their critical role in the clinical research process.  The new guidance, issued in November 2012 entitled “IRB...

IAC and IAP issue new guidelines for researchers

Science Daily recently published an article about a new report being issued by the InterAcademy Council (IAC) and IAP to help promote global adherence to science values and ethics in research. “Humanity has placed its trust in science to solve many of the...

Policy and law protection needed for genome sequencing

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, a government advisory panel, released a statement reinforcing the need for privacy protection for those who choose to submit their whole genome sequencing for the purpose of medical research. Genomes...