Science in the Private Interest: Has the Lure of Profits

Science in the Private Interest: Has the Lure of Profits Corrupted Biomedical Research?

Something has changed in the culture and values of academic science over the last quarter-century. University science is now entangled with entrepreneurship, and researchers with a commercial interest are caught in an ethical quandary. How can an academic scientist honor knowledge for its own sake, while also using knowledge as a means to generate wealth? Science in the Private Interest investigates the trends and effects of modern, commercialized academic science. This book dives unhesitatingly into some of modern science's messiest and most urgent questions. How did scientists begin choosing proprietary gain over the pursuit of knowledge? What effects have academic-corporate partnerships had on the quality and integrity of science? And, most importantly, how does this affect the public?

Country	USA
Author	Sheldon Krimsky
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Rowman n Littlefield Publishers
EAN	9780742543713
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0742543714
Label	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	272
PublicationDate	2004-08-31
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Studio	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Science in the Private Interest: Has the Lure of Profits Corrupted Biomedical Research?