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Brain organoids, pictured here, raise both many medical possibilities and ethical questions. NIAID/Flickr

Science requires ethical oversight – without federal dollars, society’s health and safety are at risk

Christine Coughlin, Wake Forest University and Nancy M. P. King, Wake Forest University

There are several steps between research on seemingly esoteric subjects and breakthrough medical treatments. Ethical oversight at every stage ensures science and society ultimately benefit.
In addition to evaluating new drug applications, the FDA also inspects drug manufacturing facilities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration/Flickr

Challenging the FDA’s authority isn’t new – the agency’s history shows what’s at stake when drug regulation is in limbo

Christine Coughlin, Wake Forest University

As the government’s oldest consumer protection agency, the FDA has long butted up against drugmakers, activists and politicians. But undermining its work could be harmful to patient health and safety.

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