title: Private interests count too: commentary on "Science, democracy, and the right to research".
abstract: Along with concerns about the deleterious effects of politically driven government intervention on science are the intrusion of private sector interests into the conduct of research and the reporting of its results. Scientists are generally unprepared for the challenges posed by private interests seeking to advance their economic, political, or ideological agendas. They must educate and prepare themselves for assaults on scientific freedom, not because it is a legal right, but rather because social progress depends on it.
authors.affiliation: Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC 20005, USA. mfrankel@aaas.org
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Frankel
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D034462:Dissent and Disputes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D017149:Private Sector; D012945:Social Values