The U.S. military takes the protection of its human research subjects very seriously. Two military institutional review boards, at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Headquarters, rely on science writers from Altarum’s subsidiary Palladian Partners to capture their discussions of these matters accurately and maintain strict confidentiality. Due to their broad scientific knowledge, writers are comfortable with the wide range of research — on everything from infectious tropical disease to organ transplantation — that is funded by the U.S. Army. Writers regularly draft and submit detailed minutes of lengthy meetings within a matter of days, ensuring that the work of the IRBs can proceed quickly.