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Defining dual-use research: When scientific advances can both help and hurt humanity

  • Written by Nicholas G. Evans, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
imageIt's not always obvious where a new technology will end up.NIH Image Gallery, CC BY-NC

Scientific research can change our lives for the better, but it also presents risks – either through deliberate misuse or accident. Think about studying deadly pathogens; that’s how we can learn how to successfully ward them off, but it can be a...

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