Peer Review and Federal Regulations

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Federal regulations that affect science and health are frequently controversial. Whether the topic is air pollution, stem-cell research, clean needles for injection-drug users, or pharmaceutical advertising, powerful economic and social interests are often at stake. It is hard to dispute the view that federal regulations — or the information disseminated by the federal government, more generally — should be based on data of the highest quality. It is far more difficult, however, for scientists and government officials to agree about how to achieve this goal and to keep political considerations from trumping science when policies are created. Former president Bill . . .

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