Which aspect of society has the most immediate effect on the progress of scientific research? using DNA databases to identify criminals building new school labs to replace older ones passing laws to prevent certain types of scientific research funding social programs that provide health care to the poor
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The answer is: passing laws to prevent certain type of scientific research.
This is because the other three option mentioned, can each have a positive effect on the progress of science in the future if they are implemented.
However, if a law is passed to ban certain kinds of research, there.is an immediate retardation of progress in science, I.e, an immediate effect on progress of science.
Option (a) using DNA databases to identify criminals.
This answer is appropriate because science has provided a technology by which man can create software using computer science which can scan the person DNA and determine the criminal if the person.
This technology causes any crime can overcome any other aspect of society and can bring immediate effect in scientific research.