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• Boulder Employers Brace for New Genetics Legislation ( March 2003 )
  Judith A. (Jude) Biggs of Holland & Hart LLP

  In October 1990 a consortium of six countries, comprised of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China and France, announced their intention to determine the sequence of the three billion chemical base pairs that comprise human DNA, and to identify the 35,000 genes in human DNA through a program called the Human Genome Project ("the Project").

• Nanotechnology -- the Next Industrial Revolution ( November 2002 )
  Janelle D. Strode of Lathrop Gage

  Nanotechnology, the science and technology of precisely controlling the structure of matter at the molecular level, is widely viewed as the most significant technological frontier currently being explored. Materials and devices at the nanoscale (a nanometer is one billionth of one meter) hold vast promise for innovation in virtually every industry and public endeavor including health, electronics, transportation, the environment and national security, and has been heralded by many as "the next industrial revolution."

• The Promise of Stem Cell Research ( November 2002 )
  Janelle D. Strode of Lathrop Gage

  The development and application of human stem cells offers a vast number of potential applications, including the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. While the very nature of this science raises ethical, legal, religious and policy issues, continued dialogue on this subject must be maintained. The potential applications of the science of stem cells has the ability to cure disease, enhance the quality of life and to prolong life among those suffering from a host of human diseases.