Science and Security Clash on Bird-Flu Papers

Autor/in	Fischman, Josh
Titel	Science and Security Clash on Bird-Flu Papers
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, (2012) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-1362
Schlagwörter	Animals; Advisory Committees; Educational Legislation; Scientists; Research and Development; Publications; Research Reports; Federal Regulation; Risk Management; Safety; National Security; Academic Freedom; Censorship; Epidemiology; Disease Control + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Beratungsstelle; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Forschung und Entwicklung; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Bundeskompetenz; Risikomanagement; Sicherheit; National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Akademische Freiheit; Politische Zensur; Epidemiologie
Abstract	Censored papers on bird flu, which could help terrorists, have critics wondering if academic scientists can police their own work. The near-publication has brought out general critics of the federal panel, the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, and the voluntary self-policing approach that it embraces instead of regulation. Members of the board, on the other hand, argue that more government control will slow down science and medicine so much that drugs and vaccines won't be developed before a disease hits. Even within the board, the episode has brought to the surface worries that existing biosafety committees at academic institutions are not qualified to evaluate this kind of risk, and that the work is not being sufficiently evaluated until it nears publication, which is too late. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10