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A code of ethics for the life sciences.

Nancy L Jones1

  • 1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. jonesna@niaid.nih.gov

Science and Engineering Ethics
|August 21, 2007
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Life sciences research requires a strong ethical framework. Codifying scientific professionalism and the social contract will rebuild public trust in science.

Area of Science:

  • Life Sciences
  • Scientific Ethics
  • Research Integrity

Background:

  • Societal demands for accountability in life sciences are increasing due to research's growing influence.
  • Concerns regarding the credibility, integrity, and motives of science necessitate a robust response.
  • Current approaches, like research integrity training, are insufficient to address these concerns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review professional norms in science and propose a prototype code of ethics for the life sciences.
  • To stimulate discussion within the scientific community to formally define scientific professionalism.
  • To establish a framework for recognizing deviations from norms and contextualizing pressures on scientific practice.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing professional norms in scientific practice.

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  • Development of a prototype code of ethics for the life sciences.
  • Analysis of the implicit principles guiding scientific conduct.

    • Main Results:

    • A prototype code articulates the goals of life sciences research, responsibilities, principles, and virtues.
    • Formalizing implicit principles offers guidance for ethical conduct and education.
    • Codification provides a basis for discussing internal and external pressures on scientific practice.

    Conclusions:

    • Reinvigorating professionalism and defining the social contract are crucial for the life sciences.
    • Codifying the social contract between science and society is essential for sustaining public trust.
    • A formal ethical framework strengthens the scientific enterprise and its societal role.