Editorial

Richard Twine
2005 Genomics, Society and Policy  
Editorial When we set about creating the journal a significant factor in favour of an online format was the ability to be responsive in a rapidly changing multi-disciplinary field. That way we could be particularly 'cutting edge' and perhaps even the first outlet to provide the space for a quality discussion and analysis on a given topical subject. This illustrates a somewhat clear relation between speed, production and competition. This is important in the field in which we research given the
more » ... ften heard criticism of commentary and regulation lagging behind science. However the confluence of speed, production and competition is also present in the very science we are interested in and recent events would urge caution against unreflected mimicry.
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