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... REGULATORY PATHS, GRAY ZONES, AND AVOIDING UNDUE BURDENS Throughout the workshop, the absence of "bright lines" and, conversely, the specter of "gray zones" was a recurring theme. If the scientific and biosecurity communities were to consider creating a new mechanism to 45
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... They expressed concerns that a system consumed with checking boxes on regulatory paperwork might draw attention away from the thoughtful ethical considerations that they felt should accompany life sciences research. A related discussion issue was the importance of informal aspects of scientific culture that can play a role in protecting the public health.
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... RISK Many of the workshop discussions were related to the questions of what constitutes risk, how is risk determined, and by whom? Related to these questions were observations that: • No consensus exists within the scientific community about what constitutes right action.
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... universities to be more proactive in educating their students and junior faculty in the ethical conduct of research. Korn placed particular emphasis on the importance of ethics in the sharing of data, disclosures of conflict of interest issues, and the conduct of risk/benefit estimations.
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