[Ethic aspects of conducting physiological-hygienic and psychological studies on human subjects as applied to the activities in extreme environments].

The paper deals with ethic concerns of biomedical research involving human subjects aimed at mitigating risks for and raising the effectiveness of humans in extreme environments. Cited are the main principles of the Nuremberg Code, Helsinki Declaration, Convention of the European Council on Bioethics and other international and national documents regulating ethic implementation of research with participation of human subjects. The 6-year experience of the Bioethics Commission convened at SRC RF--IBMP is summarised.