1. E. Richard Gold is James McGill Professor in the Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1W9, Canada.
2. Robert Cook-Deegan is Research Professor in the Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy and the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708–0141, USA.
3. Tania Bubela is Associate Professor in the School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9, Canada.