![President Obama in conversation with NIH Director Francis Collins, NCI investigator Marston Linehan, and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. (Photo: NIH)](https://blog.emergingscholars.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Obama-Collins-Linehan-Sebelius-at-NIH-NCI.jpg)
For better or worse, science topics haven’t been a big part of the conversation around the current US election cycle. Job creation and healthcare costs obviously factor more directly into the daily lives of many voters. On the other hand, well, let’s just say I would have liked to replace a few of the debate questions to learn more of what the candidates are thinking about climate change or gene editing. Granted I am always up for more science, but it’s not unthinkable. Sixteen years ago, stem cell research featured prominently in the national conversation. More recently, Obama led a push in neuroscience with his BRAIN initiative. While there isn’t necessarily a single binary decision facing the nation at this moment, there is still plenty of science with broad implications to talk about.
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