Great expectations--ethics, avian flu and the value of progress
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A recent controversy over the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity's recommendation to censor two publications on genetically modified H5N1 avian influenza has generated concern over the threat to scientific freedom such censorship presents. In this paper, I argue that in the case of these studies, appeals to scientific freedom are not sufficient to motivate a rejection of censorship. I then use this conclusion to draw broader concerns about the ethics of dual-use research.
dc.contributor.author | Evans, N. G. | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-31T01:00:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-31T01:00:40Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0306-6800 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/100914 | |
dc.description.abstract | A recent controversy over the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity's recommendation to censor two publications on genetically modified H5N1 avian influenza has generated concern over the threat to scientific freedom such censorship presents. In this paper, I argue that in the case of these studies, appeals to scientific freedom are not sufficient to motivate a rejection of censorship. I then use this conclusion to draw broader concerns about the ethics of dual-use research. | |
dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group | |
dc.rights | © BMJ Publishing Group | |
dc.source | Journal of Medical Ethics | |
dc.subject | animals | |
dc.subject | biomedical research | |
dc.subject | bioterrorism | |
dc.subject | birds | |
dc.subject | ferrets | |
dc.subject | global health | |
dc.subject | humans | |
dc.subject | influenza in birds | |
dc.subject | influenza, human | |
dc.subject | public health | |
dc.subject | publishing | |
dc.subject | united states | |
dc.subject | influenza a virus, h5n1 subtype | |
dc.subject | research report | |
dc.title | Great expectations--ethics, avian flu and the value of progress | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 39 | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-10-30 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 110000 | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | f5625xPUB6356 | |
local.publisher.url | http://www.bmj.com/company/ | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Evans, Nicholas, College of Arts and Social Sciences, CASS Research School of Social Sciences, School of Philosophy, The Australian National University | |
local.identifier.essn | 1473-4257 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 4 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 209 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 213 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1136/medethics-2012-100712 | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-06-14T08:36:37Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-84875619008 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000316207000005 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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