Biotechnology: Reshaping Nature And Life Itself
Vastly promising technologies need funding and focus to come to fruition.
Lloyd B. Minor is the Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs at Stanford University. He is a professor of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery and professor, by courtesy, of bioengineering and neurobiology at Stanford University. Prior to joining Stanford, he was provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
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