Re: [DIYbio] Re: censoring science

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Agreed. Also, define "wrong hands". Pop quiz; the entities with the
largest stockpiles of advanced biological warfare agents are: ____
(Hint: Not civilians, and not imaginary terrorists)

On Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:59:25 +0100
Brian Degger <brian.degger@gmail.com> wrote:

> Its more likely that it stops the knowledge getting into the right
> hands. On 11 Oct 2013 15:53, "Marn" <m.lederoff@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> It is bad to censore, but in that case it was about dangerous
> bacteria. So I guess it is acceptable. I wouldn't want those
> informations in the wrong hands.
>
> Am Freitag, 27. September 2013 07:07:26 UTC schrieb Pieter:
>
> > http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/**news-perspective/2013/09/**
> > dutch-court-affirms-limit-**publishing-h5n1-findings<http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2013/09/dutch-court-affirms-limit-publishing-h5n1-findings>
> >
> > A Dutch court had ruled that future research, similar tot
> > Fouchier's H5N1 work, will neef an export permit before publishing.
> >
> > This entire case is developing in such a wierde direction. Who else
> > is keeping an eye on the effect of last years NSABB report?
> >
> > http://news.sciencemag.org/**people-events/2012/03/**
> > breaking-news-nsabb-reverses-**position-flu-papers<http://news.sciencemag.org/people-events/2012/03/breaking-news-nsabb-reverses-position-flu-papers>
> >
> > It concluded that the publication should nog be blocked. However,
> > the recommendations weer the exact oppositie: censorship of science
> > and restricted access to scientific information (in other word: the
> > use of sciencetific knowledge as an political instrument).
> >
> > Is anyone witnessing the same development in other countries than
> > Holland? This ruling could have devastating effects on the Dutch
> > virology field of research
> >
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