The obligation for biologists to commit to political advocacy

Thomas D Pollard

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2012.09.026

The obligation for biologists to commit to political advocacy

Cell. 2012 Oct 12;151(2):239-43. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.09.026.

Author

Thomas D Pollard¹

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, PO Box 208103, New Haven, CT 06520-8103, USA. thomas.pollard@yale.edu

PMID: 23063115
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.09.026

Abstract

I explain here why all scientists should feel obligated to do their part to support the community by advocating for the benefits of government investments in scientific research and training.

MeSH terms

Biology / legislation & jurisprudence*
Biomedical Research / economics
Biomedical Research / legislation & jurisprudence*
Federal Government
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Politics
Research Support as Topic
Societies, Scientific
United States