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At no time in human history has the potential been greater
for translating biological knowledge and technological capability
into powerful tools for preventing and treating disease and
caring for our communities' health. At the same time, a new
set of challenges threatens our ability to make the most of
these scientific opportunities. Today's cost-conscious and
competitive health care marketplace has had a major impact
on funding streams that have long been available to support
biomedical and health research and the training of scientists.
Clinical research is the "neck
of the scientific bottle," through which all scientific
developments in biomedicine must flow before they can be of
real-world benefit to the public. Without a robust national
program of clinical research that enjoys the participation
and harnesses the full strength of all components of the health
sector, the impact of revolutionary advances in the biomedical
and health sciences on the health of the public will be largely
diminished.
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