Biological Research
Priorities of national security and scientific freedom can clash when the results of experiments could yield biological dangers -- or even weapons. With researchers able to synthesize deadly and debilitating viruses, many question whether such research should go on, and at what level of public disclosure.
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Gerald Fink
*Chair of the Committee on Research Standards and Practices to Prevent the Destructive Application of Biotechnology, National Research Council
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