Summary: | A weekly report memorandum for President Clinton from Neal Lane, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Lane informs Clinton of the development of a retinal implant that could restore vision to people with degenerative retinal diseases, investigations into the death of Jesse Gelsinger, a human gene therapy test subject, Lane's awarding of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, progress on the Computers for Learning program, an anniversary celebration of the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), recent measurements of the Arctic ozone hole, and forecasts by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that indicate a stronger than average hurricane season for 2000.
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