Warmbrod Lane, Trotochaud Marc, Connell Nancy
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center for Health Security.
Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
ILAR J. 2019 Dec 31;60(1):5-8. doi: 10.1093/ilar/ilz022.
The scientific enterprise satisfies the innate human urge to understand the world; these efforts have led to both improvements and dangers to society. The storied history of relationships between scientists and citizens suggests that the lines between these 2 sectors of society are often blurred. Here we discuss these relationships on the context of animal welfare. We briefly outline the history of animal welfare in research, and the entry of citizens into the discussion, leading to the Animal Welfare Act of 1966. The commitment of scientists to society, in this context, is the act of whistleblowing in research. As medical and life sciences technologies continue to expand at breathtaking rates, the landscape that both scientists and citizens must navigate increases in complexity. We discuss the responsibility of both the scientist and the citizen, as members of the voting public, in the face of the challenges of the future.
科学事业满足了人类与生俱来的理解世界的冲动；这些努力给社会带来了进步，也带来了危险。科学家与公民之间关系的传奇历史表明，社会的这两个部门之间的界限往往是模糊的。在此，我们在动物福利的背景下讨论这些关系。我们简要概述了研究中动物福利的历史，以及公民参与讨论的情况，这导致了1966年的《动物福利法》。在这种背景下，科学家对社会的承诺就是在研究中进行揭发的行为。随着医学和生命科学技术继续以惊人的速度发展，科学家和公民都必须应对的局面变得越来越复杂。我们讨论了作为有投票权公众的成员，科学家和公民在面对未来挑战时的责任。
