Re:[tips] What If The Government Were To Censor Scientific Research Reports?

2011-12-24 Thread Allen Esterson
Mike Palij writes: In my original post to TiPS, I wrote: |two papers that were submitted to the journal Science that |the U.S. government wants censored, that is, details removed |which would prevent others from duplicating the work; Now, anyone involved in experimental or other types of research

Re:[tips] What If The Government Were To Censor Scientific Research Reports?

2011-12-22 Thread Allen Esterson
According to the Independent, a group of special scientific advisors to the US Government decided that the details of the two studies into H5N1 bird flu were too sensitive to be published in full and recommended redactions to the manuscripts rather than a complete ban on publication. The US

Re:[tips] What If The Government Were To Censor Scientific Research Reports?

2011-12-22 Thread Michael Palij
In my original post to TiPS, I wrote: |two papers that were submitted to the journal Science that |the U.S. government wants censored, that is, details removed |which would prevent others from duplicating the work; Now, anyone involved in experimental or other types of research would realize

Re:[tips] What If The Government Were To Censor Scientific Research Reports?

2011-12-21 Thread Allen Esterson
In the context of the claimed discovery that a mutant and highly dangerous strain of avian flu reportedly fatal in 60 per cent of human cases has been developed by a relatively simple method in a Netherlands science laboratory, Mike Palij asks: How should scientists react to having the U.S.

Re:[tips] What If The Government Were To Censor Scientific Research Reports?

2011-12-21 Thread Michael Palij
On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:31:01 -0800, Allen Esterson wrote: In the context of the claimed discovery that a mutant and highly dangerous strain of avian flu reportedly fatal in 60 per cent of human cases has been developed by a relatively simple method in a Netherlands science laboratory, Mike Palij