They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community.
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I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground.Serge Lang
To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters.
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Originally, in the early eighties, the drug hypothesis was among the first which occurred to scientists.
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Questions have also arisen about AIDS being transmitted to hemophiliacs via blood transfusions.
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In the last decade, Peter Duesberg has been one of those who have continued to raise questions about the drug hypothesis seriously.
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Questions have arisen about the policing of science. Who is responsible for the policing? My answer is: all of us.
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