Publish no evil: Should editors publish research that could have dual-use?

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-102

  Kant, Lalit ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTRACEPTION; EDITORIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MILK; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; POLICY; POXVIRUS; SMALLPOX; TERRORISM; VACCINATION; VIRUS VECTOR;

EDITORIAL POLICIES; PERIODICALS; PUBLISHING;

EID: 33645467564     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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