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President Biden met with the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The president talked about the important role science and technology have played in fighting…

Vice President Harris ceremonially swore in Eric Lander as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Eric Lander testified during his confirmation hearing to become the next director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He addressed several lawmakers' concerns regardi…

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced several members of their White House science team. Eric Lander is the nominee for director of the Office of Science…

Panelists talked about the role of government in fostering innovation, and the impact of science and discovery on the U.S. economy.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, White House Economic Adviser Lawrence Summers, and others talked about information technology in the new health care law and future use…

Scientists and other officials spoke to reporters about the first official reports on the human genome sequence. Among the topics they addressed were the number of human genes, the history o…

Mr. Cerf and Mr. Lander spoke about scientific progress in information technology and human genome research, respectively. After their remarks they answered questions from the president, the…