ABSTRACT
For 200 years, the Constitution of the United States has acknowledged the relationship between science and technology and law only in the provision that "The Congress shall have Power to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their Respective Writings and Discoveries". Perhaps equally important in the failure to make effective connection between science and law is the regrettable but indisputable fact that most lawyers and judges are scientific illiterates. If the continuing lack of comprehension between science and law is the bad news, there is, fortunately, also good news. The Bar is beginning to wake to the knowledge deficiencies of its constituents. American Bar Association Sections include those devoted to Natural Resources Law, Public Utility Law, and Science and Technology, as well as many committees and subcommittees devoted to developing more information and better coordination with the science community.
