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This Date in UCSF History: Engineering Fear

[Originally published in Synapse on Sept. 29, 1983.] In question is whether transforming living organisms or creating new ones could be an order of magnitude more dangerous than other kinds of scientific inquiry.

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The Missing Patients in Clinical Trials

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Allan Polendey Dumlao

Health equity has become a key focus in healthcare and biomedical research. However, in clinical trials, equity is often only...

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Probing Science: Misconduct, Incentives and Trust

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On April 27, Synapse: UCSF Student Voices presented the eighth annual Science Speaker Series with Charles Piller, a former staff...

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This Date in UCSF History: Science or Control?

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[Originally published in Synapse on April 12, 1974.] in Dr. Louis Jolyon West, Director of the Neuropsychiatry Institute at UCLA...

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The Ethics of Patient Autonomy: Where Do We Draw the Line?

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Hasini Namala

At the age of thirteen, my genetic disorder caused my growth to accelerate, leading to an unusually tall stature. My...

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This Date in UCSF History: Engineering Fear

The Missing Patients in Clinical Trials

Probing Science: Misconduct, Incentives and Trust

This Date in UCSF History: Science or Control?

The Ethics of Patient Autonomy: Where Do We Draw the Line?

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