A Hippocratic oath for life scientists: A Hippocratic-style oath in the life sciences could help to educate researchers about the dangers of dual-use research

EMBO Reports

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Revill, James ^a   Dando, Malcolm R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOMEDICINE; BIOSAFETY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROFESSIONALISM; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESPONSIBILITY; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SECURITY;

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HIPPOCRATIC OATH; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 33745615128     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400708     Document Type: Article

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