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Great expectations--ethics, avian flu and the value of progress

Evans, N. G.

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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.authorEvans, N. G.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-31T01:00:40Z
dc.date.available2016-03-31T01:00:40Z
dc.identifier.issn0306-6800
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/100914
dc.description.abstractA 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.publisherBMJ Publishing Group
dc.rights© BMJ Publishing Group
dc.sourceJournal of Medical Ethics
dc.subjectanimals
dc.subjectbiomedical research
dc.subjectbioterrorism
dc.subjectbirds
dc.subjectferrets
dc.subjectglobal health
dc.subjecthumans
dc.subjectinfluenza in birds
dc.subjectinfluenza, human
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectpublishing
dc.subjectunited states
dc.subjectinfluenza a virus, h5n1 subtype
dc.subjectresearch report
dc.titleGreat expectations--ethics, avian flu and the value of progress
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume39
dc.date.issued2012-10-30
local.identifier.absfor110000
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB6356
local.publisher.urlhttp://www.bmj.com/company/
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationEvans, Nicholas, College of Arts and Social Sciences, CASS Research School of Social Sciences, School of Philosophy, The Australian National University
local.identifier.essn1473-4257
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage209
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage213
local.identifier.doi10.1136/medethics-2012-100712
dc.date.updated2016-06-14T08:36:37Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84875619008
local.identifier.thomsonID000316207000005
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