Joe Biden names scientific advisers and seeks to bring Eric Lander into cabinet

Human Genome Project co-leader to be chief science voiceBiden must find words for a wounded nationJoe Biden has named the geneticist Eric Lander as his top scientific adviser and will elevate the position to the cabinet for the first time, a move meant to indicate a decisive break from Donald Trump ’s treatment of science.Related:History-maker Kamala Harris will wield real power as vice-presidentContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 16, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Oliver Milman in New York Tags: Joe Biden Biden administration Science US news Genetics US domestic policy Biology World news US politics Source Type: news