Science in the Private Interest: Has the Lure of Profits Corrupted Biomedical Research?
- ISBN-10
- 0742543714
- ISBN-13
- 9780742543713
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 276
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Sheldon Krimsky
Description
How can an academic scientist honour knowledge for its own sake, while also using knowledge as a means to generate wealth? This text investigates the trends & effects of modern, commercialised academic science.
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