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A lab officer cuts a DNA fragment under UV light for DNA sequencing as part of research to determine genetic mutation in a blood cancer patient.

In a recent article in Slate magazine’s Future Tense project,  Pascal Zachary made a key observation about the strange estrangement of science from technology in U.S. policy when he wrote: Neither candidate will ask, for instance, why taxpayers spend some $30 billion annually to try to understand the basic causes of diseases but virtually nothing on delivering effective new medical therapies to the ill.

To read the original article: Looking for Cures Lost in Translation