Clinical Research
Averting Defaultmageddon by Randomizing Obamacare
By Michelle Meyer Brilliant.
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Law & Neuroscience
My L.A. Times Op-Ed: In Defense of the Evidence-Based Nudge
By Michelle Meyer The op-ed, which will appear in tomorrow’s print edition, is online here. It’s co-authored with Christopher Chabris (who happens to be my husband). Here—where I’m writing only for myself—I thought I’d say…
My L.A. Times Op-Ed: In Defense of the Evidence-Based Nudge
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Clinical Research
OHRP Announces Details of August 28 Public Meeting About SUPPORT and Similar Trials
By Michelle Meyer Update: In other SUPPORT news today, a second group of bioethicists has written to the NEJM in, ahem, support of OHRP’s original criticisms of the SUPPORT trial. Readers may recall that another…
OHRP Announces Details of August 28 Public Meeting About SUPPORT and Similar Trials
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Clinical Research
OHRP Suspends Compliance Action Against SUPPORT Study Sites Pending Public Hearing & Guidance
By Michelle Meyer UPDATE: A class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court against UAB providers and IRB members on behalf of infants enrolled in the SUPPORT study (through their parents). The Amended Complaint,…
OHRP Suspends Compliance Action Against SUPPORT Study Sites Pending Public Hearing & Guidance
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Criminal Law
Looking for the Next Maryland v. King
By Michelle Meyer In my last post on Maryland v. King, I suggested that both proponents and opponents of King should find the philosophical case for a universal DNA database stronger than they might otherwise…
Looking for the Next Maryland v. King
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Criminal Law
Maryland v. King, Low-Stringency DNA Database Searches, and the Case for a Universal Database
By Michelle Meyer Disclaimer: I’m not a Fourth Amendment person. Rather, my interest in King is in its implications for policies for the use of DNA in the criminal justice system. I spent the better part…
Maryland v. King, Low-Stringency DNA Database Searches, and the Case for a Universal Database
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Criminal Law
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of DNA Collection Upon Arrest (Maryland v. King)
By Michelle Meyer The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning, in Maryland v. King, that it is constitutional under the Fourth Amendment’s protection against “unreasonable” searches and seizures for the state to compel collection of…
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of DNA Collection Upon Arrest (Maryland v. King)
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Biotechnology
Science, Art, Policy, and the Importance of Good Science Communication
By Michelle Meyer Although I promised that I was done commenting on the artist-cum-policy wonk who claims to make 3-D “masks” of unknown individuals from their discarded DNA, Matthew Herper of Forbes has taken the criticisms…
Science, Art, Policy, and the Importance of Good Science Communication
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Clinical Research
Public Policy Considerations for Recent Re-Identification Demonstration Attacks on Genomic Data Sets: Part 1 (Re-Identification Symposium)
By Michelle Meyer This post is part of Bill of Health‘s symposium on the Law, Ethics, and Science and Re-Identification Demonstrations. We’ll have more contributions throughout the week. Background on the symposium is here. You…
Public Policy Considerations for Recent Re-Identification Demonstration Attacks on Genomic Data Sets: Part 1 (Re-Identification Symposium)
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Clinical Research
An Open Letter From a Genomic Altruist to a Genomic Extrovert (Re-Identification Symposium)
By Michelle Meyer This post is part of Bill of Health‘s symposium on the Law, Ethics, and Science of Re-Identification Demonstrations. You can call up all of the symposium contributions here. We’ll continue to post…
An Open Letter From a Genomic Altruist to a Genomic Extrovert (Re-Identification Symposium)