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SUMMARY:Censoring science\: The avian influenza case
DESCRIPTION:Recently\, the US government asked that scientific journal
 s and researchers not publish certain findings about the creation of a
  virulent flu strain\, due to concerns about the use of the data for \
 nmalevolent purposes. In the US\, government censorship of scientific 
 results is not only unprecedented\, but is at odds with the fundamenta
 l purpose of scientific publishing\, which is to allow discoveries to 
 be validated and extended by other researchers. This case has raised m
 any important and complex issues\: What are the responsibilities of sc
 ientists\, journal editors\, and the government in publishing or prote
 cting sensitive data? In the case of avian influenza research\, is it 
 more important to promote public health and welfare by advancing the r
 esearch\, or is it better to protect the public from the potential mis
 use of research data by terrorists? Who should make these decisions?
LOCATION:Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building)
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