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Military-funded research is not unethical

Nature volume 424, page 369 (2003)Cite this article

The key is to ensure that it is the military rather than the scientists who are regulated.

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  1. Daniel S. Rizzuto, Boris Breznen and Bradley Greger: Although none of the authors is currently a direct recipient of DARPA grants, each has used DARPA funds in the past.

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    Daniel S. Rizzuto, Boris Breznen & Bradley Greger

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Rizzuto, D., Breznen, B. & Greger, B. Military-funded research is not unethical. Nature 424, 369 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/424369a

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