Dr. Eric Lander, the now-former head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, raised red flags well before reports of the toxic work environment he cultivated came out this week.Before Lander was confirmed to the Cabinet-level position in late May, members of Congress from both parties came forward with concerns about several issues, including his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and past dismissal of contributions by two female scientists to gene-editing technology. “The Epstein connection is of tremendous concern to us,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said during Lander’s April confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee.
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