The dual use of research ethics committees: why professional self-governance falls short in preserving biosecurity

Abstract Background Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) constitutes a major challenge for research practice and oversight on the local, national and international level. The situation in Germany is shaped by two partly competing suggestions of how to regulate security-related research: The German Et...

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Main Author: Sabine Salloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-018-0295-0