Welcome to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's ELSI Project

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's ELSI in Science program is a pilot project designed to stimulate discussions on the implications of selected areas of scientific research. These modules probably will be most useful to educators and students at the middle school through high school level. However, we hope that other visitors will find the information interesting and useful as well.

A second goal of the program is to highlight some of the research activities taking place at the lab.

"The need to KNOW vs. the need to GROW"

BASIC and APPLIED RESEARCH

"Information is the difference that makes a difference. Are you better off knowing ?"

BREAST CANCER SCREENING

"The Citizen-Scientist's Obligation to Stand Up for Standards"

SCIENCE, ETHICS & DEMOCRACY

"What is in the air, and what can I do about it?"

INDOOR and OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION

"Who owns your genes?" (No, we're not talking denim here...)

GENETIC PATENTS and INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

"Does someone know more about you than you realize?"

PERSONAL PRIVACY and MEDICAL DATABASES

"Can we afford to curb our use of global resources? Can we afford not to?"

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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Project Contributors

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