Evolving infectious organisms are a major threat to human welfare, and in a Wednesday WSJ op-ed Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Peter Huber says that our regulatory and tort environment discourages the rapid deployment of pharmaceuticals and vaccines that will be needed to cope with tomorrow's superbugs. "Germs no longer need to be smarter than our scientists, just faster than our lawyers." (fuller City Journal version)
Tying one hand behind bioscientists' backs
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Laura Eyi Press Officer, Manhattan Institute leyi@manhattan-institute.org |



