Conference on the Microbiologist & Biological Defense Research: Ethical & Social Issues, Spring 1991 Baltimore, Maryland

道德和价值观研究支持研究和教育 关于两性平等问题相互作用的道德和价值方面的项目 科学、技术和社会。 项目审查社会 价值观和相互的义务和责任， 这些互动。 审查的一个重要领域是 生物科学的新进展，可应用于研究和 开发有效的生物战剂。 这一威胁 如此严重，以至于国防部（DoD）增加了 生物防御研究计划 因此，许多 科学家有机会进行与生物武器有关的研究， research. 在考虑这个机会时，科学家们面临着 与个人价值观、专业 道德、国际法规定的责任，以及 对国家的责任。 这是《公约》的主要目标， 建议召开会议澄清这些问题。 第二个目的 引起了学者们对美国人的注意， 微生物学学会（ASM）的档案，用于研究 美国微生物学史S. 会议及其 出版的会议记录，将产生信息，将有助于 科学家决定是否进行国防部资助的研究;它将 阐明科学协会在指导其 委员会将告知公众这些棘手的问题 以便做出明智的决定。 ASM和其他科学 各组织是会议的共同赞助者。 主要研究者、计划委员会成员和 会议的发言人是高素质的;赞助是 适当;问题很重要;结果将是 适当传播。 该项目是有价值的， 建议奖励。

Ethics and Values Studies supports research and educational projects on ethical and value aspects of the interaction between science, technology and society. Projects examine the social values and mutual obligations and responsibilities that arise in these interactions. One important area for examination concerns new advances in the biosciences that may be applied to research and develop efficacious biological warfare (BW) agents. This threat is so serious that the Department of Defense (DoD) has increased its biological defense research program. As a consequence, many scientists are given the opportunity to undertake BW-related research. When considering this opportunity, scientists face difficult questions related to personal values, professional ethics, responsibilities stemming from international law, and duties towards their country. It is the main objective of the proposed conference to clarify these issues. A second objective draws scholars' attention to the availability of the American Society for Microbiology's (ASM) archives for research on the history of microbiology in the U. S. The conference, and its published proceedings, will generate information that will help scientists decide whether to undertake DoD funded research; it will delineate the roles of scientific societies in guiding their members; and it will inform the public of these difficult questions so it can make informed decisions. The ASM and other scientific organizations are co-sponsors of the conference. The principal investigator, planning committee members, and speakers for the conference are highly qualified; sponsorship is appropriate; the issues are important; results will be appropriately disseminated. The project is meritorious and recommended for award.