Ron Fouchier (foto Levien Willemse) No Advisory Committee for ‘Dangerous’ Research Scientists who Intend to Publish ‘Dangerous’ Research Results in an International Journal are Required to Apply for an Export Permit. But the Government won’t be Appointing an Advisory Committee that supports them in this Procedure. The Government is Allowed to Prohibit the Publication of Research Results that could Benefit Terrorists. But Scientists need to Assess the Risks for Themselves, since the Dutch Government does not believe it necessary to set up a Separate Advisory Committee. “There’s the same Uncertainty as Before,” responds the Scientific Association Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Two years ago, Virologist Ron Fouchier discovered that it only takes a Few Mutations to make the Avian Influenza Virus Transmissible through the Air. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs was Concerned that this Knowledge could give Terrorists Ideas, and Fouchier was Required to Apply for an Export Permit. The Ministry initially Prohibited the Virologist from publishing his Results, but ultimately – after a Lot of Wrangling – Fouchier yet Received Permission. Separate Advisory Committee won’t be Necessary To Prevent this Kind of Uncertainty from arising again in the Future, two years ago, KNAW proposed the … Meer lezen over Erasmus Magazine – No Advisory Committee for ‘Dangerous’ Research