BMJ 2003;326:732 ( 5 April )

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Genes, genes, genes

Geoff Watts, London

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George Radda, chief executive of the UK Medical Research Council, answers criticisms from a parliamentary committee that the council has failed to communicate with its scientists and concentrated too much on genetic research

To the Medical Research Council, currently enjoying the warmth of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Crick and Watson's discovery of the double helix at an MRC laboratory, last week's report by the House of Commons science and technology committee must have felt like a bucket of ice cold water. Tempered only by a few nods of approval, the report is scathing about many of the MRC's practices and procedures.

The committee, chaired by Dr Ian Gibson MP, has maintained its reputation for bluntness. It claims to have heard of "significant disquiet about the policies and performance of the MRC from individual researchers and organisations." It accuses the council of poor financial planning and management and of . . . [Full text of this article]
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