"Inconvenient truths" in the pursuit of scientific knowledge and public health

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 170-172

  Relman, David A ^a,b,c  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Department of Microbiology and Immunology ^*  (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Clostridium botulinum; Dual use research of concern; National security; Risky science

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN H; BOTULINUM TOXIN T; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATOMIC BOMB; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; BIOMEDICINE; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY; SCIENCE; SYNTHESIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84891508679     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit529     Document Type: Note

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