Controversial research: Good science bad science

Work on mutant flu caused a furore, but is far from the only subject in which risks might outweigh benefits.

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 484; no. 7395; pp. 432 - 434
Main Author Brumfiel, Geoff
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 26.04.2012
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects
Analysis
Avian influenza viruses
Bioterrorism - prevention & control
Ethics, Research
Female
Genetic Testing - ethics
Genetic Testing - trends
Global Warming - prevention & control
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - genetics
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - pathogenicity
Lasers - utilization
Lie Detection
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
multidisciplinary
Neuroimaging
news-feature
Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Weapons
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis - ethics
Prenatal Diagnosis - trends
Radioisotopes - chemistry
Radioisotopes - isolation & purification
Research - standards
Risk Assessment
Science
Scientists
Security Measures
Uranium - chemistry
Uranium - isolation & purification
United Kingdom
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Summary:Work on mutant flu caused a furore, but is far from the only subject in which risks might outweigh benefits.
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SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-News-1
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/484432a