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Avian Flu May Be the Next Pandemic
Sep 22, 2005"It is not if it is going to happen. It is when, and where, and how bad," said Dr. Michael Osterholm at the first meeting sponsored by the Wilson Center's new Global Health Initiative. Video and powerpoint presentation available.
Wilson Center Launches Global Health Initiative
Sep 15, 2005SEPTEMBER 2005--Inaugural Event to Examine Potential Avian Influenza Outbreak
Nanotechnology and Public Attitudes
Sep 08, 2005A new study released by the Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, a project created in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts, reveals that while Americans welcome new potential life-saving and -enhancing applications promised by nanotechnology, they voice concern over its potential long-term human health and environmental effects and the ability of government and the private sectors to manage such risks.
Wilson Center Launches New Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Apr 27, 2005In partnership with the Pew CharitableTrusts, the Wilson Center will work with industry, academia, NGOs, and others to explore the future of nanotechnologies and their implications for the environment and human health.
This Week on Dialogue Radio: Saving Africa
Dec 27, 2004A discussion with Richard Sezibera, Ambassador of Rwanda to the United States, Kenneth Behring, businessman and private philanthropist and Christine Warnke, government affairs advisor for the law firm Hogan & Hartson.
Mapping the Human Genome: Risks and Benefits
Jan 05, 2004David Rejeski, director of the Wilson Center's Foresight and Governance Project, lauds the benefits but warns of the ethical and moral implications of the sequencing of the human genome.
The Genetic Age: Who Owns the Genome?
Sep 24, 2002Do companies have the right to patent genetic discoveries? This has become one of the most controversal intellectual property issues of our time. A panel of experts debated the ethical, legal, and financial implications of gene patenting at a recent Wilson Center event.
