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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Evans, N. G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Subjects:
animals
biomedical research
bioterrorism
birds
ferrets
global health
humans
influenza in birds
influenza
human
public health
publishing
united states
influenza a virus
h5n1 subtype
research report
Avian flu
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1885/100914
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Summary: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.

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