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GENE MAPPING AND POLICY-MAKING: AUSTRALIA AND THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT
Brian Balmer.
Original Articles
This paper examines various unsuccessful attempts by Australian geneticists to become involved in the international Human Genome Project. Several attempts were made by various scientists to gain support for organized gene mapping through the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce and the Cooperative Research Centres funding scheme. Different expectations of the role of science in each case played a crucial role in shaping policies and their eventual outcome.
