FC: National Academy of Sciences frets about self-censorship

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:32:12 -0700
From: spacerog () speakeasy net
To: declan () well com
Subject: Politech: Scince Pubs to be Censored


http://www.boston.com/dailynews/207/wash/Academy_of_Sciences_to_hold_su:.shtml


Academy of Sciences to hold summit on limiting science publications to 
prevent terrorism

By Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press, 7/26/2002 14:30

WASHINGTON (AP) The National Academy of Sciences is organizing a scientific 
town hall meeting to discuss whether researchers should withhold 
information when they publish studies to ensure the information could not 
be used by terrorists.

Ronald Atlas, president of the American Society for Microbiology, proposed 
the meeting in a letter to Academy president Bruce Alberts.

Atlas said his society has been asked by some authors to allow them to 
withhold information out of concern that it might be misappropriated or 
abused.

Such a step runs counter to current policies in the scientific community, 
which generally require researchers publishing their findings to include 
enough detail for others in the field to duplicate their results.

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- SR




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