"The human genome should not be corporate property," he said.
According to Claudia Mickelson, chair of the National Institutes of Health Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, citizens should be aware of the evidence used in forming government policy.
"I feel very strongly that for there to be public trust in these technologies, we must have publicly accessible information," she said.
In his Sunday evening keynote address, Campbell echoed the idea that the public should have access to the research that informs scientific decision-making.
"It's the lack of accountability that people are most worried about, if you are accountable to investors and not to the public," he said.
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Langer, chair of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's highest advisory board, detailed his plans for the delivery of drugs to patients on synthetic chips. These chips will regulate the dosage of drugs better than is now possible with pills.
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