R&D funding is perceived as uncertain – investors won’t perceive fiat

The major concern with this solution, however, is the uncertainty of sustained funding into such research, given political conditions and changes in the control of government. While federal funding for both R&D and basic research has been increasing in recent years,272 the bulk of U.S. R&D spending now comes from industry.273 Such spending is, of course, subject to incentives. This uncertainty as to sustained funding may limit the investment universities and companies are willing to make in researching genetic associations.