Regulating scientific research: Should scientists be left alone?

FASEB Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 654-658

  Intemann, Kristen K ^a   De Melo Martín, Inmaculada ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical values; Regulations; Scientific autonomy; Stem cell research

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; CHIMERA; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXPERIMENTATION; FUNDING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEM CELL;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ETHICS; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40449138529     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-9077LSF     Document Type: Review

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