Third, ELSI research presented at the Congress drew attention to broader issues at play whenever basic scientific research requires the participation of non-research institutions, the private sector, and diverse communities in order to achieve its translational goals. Just as genomics must juggle multiple agendas in crafting its large-scale translational projects, biomedical research generally will increasingly face the ethical challenges involved in such negotiations. The relationship between science and society has rarely before been the subject of such comprehensive scrutiny.21
