Commentary: The Application of Medical Ethics in Biomedical Research

The question of how to prevent the malevolent use of biomedical research is not new. It has its genesis in how to prevent any new technology, invention, or scientific discovery created for the benefit and advancement of human welfare being used for the expressed purpose of harming the human communit...

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Main Author: Frisina, Michael E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2006
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2006, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 439-441
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Summary:The question of how to prevent the malevolent use of biomedical research is not new. It has its genesis in how to prevent any new technology, invention, or scientific discovery created for the benefit and advancement of human welfare being used for the expressed purpose of harming the human community. There is the ethical component, the social responsibility component, and the intent to preserve the beneficent characteristic of biomedical research (that it not be used for malevolent purposes) at stake in this issue.The views presented are strictly those of the author and do not reflect any official policy of the United States Army or the Government of the United States.
ISSN:1469-2147
Contains:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0963180106220565