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Published: 18.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'Secrecy in Science ', 1.
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Secrecy in Science
In November of 1996 an article in the Scientific American reported an increasing alarm in secrecy in scientific research. In W. Wayt Gibbs' article, he describes the negative consequences of withholding scientific research, how it is profitable to companies, and the migration of funding for schools.
In recent years many scientists have escalated the issue of increasing secrecy in scientific research and its negative consequences.…

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