The same text excuses the medical establishment's general inactivity under the blanket rationale that "research can be slow".
The efforts paid off: Under the revised legislation, scientists will have access to any data derived from patients and study subjects who give blanket consent for research.
Rather than a blanket ban on research into gene editing technology, it would be more appropriate to ban the deployment of this technology to enhance normal traits, if that is the concern.
If time allows, delegates to the CBD may also debate the first-ever international blanket prohibition on research related to geoengineering, the deliberate tinkering with the climate to reverse global warming.
So, we have moved on somewhat from the blanket approach 'do more research, do another RCT', but is it possible to be more precise and to describe how much further research might be needed?
Such uncertainties are best dealt with by more research, not blanket rejection.If this research confirms that GM crops have no more detrimental environmental effects than conventional farming, they should be approved for commercial use.
GM could help Mexico's many peasant farmers increase their output and incomes, and "decrease hunger", says Luis Herrera-Estrella, a genetic scientist at the National Polytechnic Institute.The blanket ban on GM research was lifted last year.
The operational record of the molten salt reactor with F Li Be was very successful, so the F Li Be blanket was chosen for research.
Thirdly, based on the final optimized schemes of all the blanket modules, a comprehensive research on the coupling optimization design rule of the CFETR HCSB blanket is performed in-depth and a coupling optimization design integration approach has been finally summarized.
Though a one-time consent would undoubtedly simplify the research process, blanket consents cannot be considered true consent.
The Interim Procedures for Human Genetic Resources Management of 1998 states that informed consent is required for genetic international collaborations but provides for very general requirements, and blanket consent for future research.
