The issue focused on medical education and research that researchers say would help scientists study genetic disorders and diseases in greater depth. The scientific council also voted to establish a Science Research Chair for neuroscience research.

One scientist who spoke against the science council was physicist Steven Weinberg, co-founder of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983. He told Scientific American he believes scientists should take more responsibility for creating technology and innovation. "If we're going to talk about technological innovation, then