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Tim Kaine: “However, the absence of which creates an opportunity for some jurisdictions to craft lenient or nonexistent regulation…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2017
However, the absence of which creates an opportunity for some jurisdictions to craft lenient or nonexistent regulation, leading to the emergence of so-called `regulatory havens,' the encouragement of both scientific flight and medical tourism, and more near-term concerns around scientific leadership and competitiveness, and a loss of the ability to control research that is outside of U.S. jurisdiction.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine discusses the risks of lacking comprehensive international regulation in science.

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