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. 1999 Dec 2;402(6761 Suppl):C81-4.
doi: 10.1038/35011576.

Science's new social contract with society

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Science's new social contract with society

M Gibbons. Nature. .

Abstract

Under the prevailing contract between science and society, science has been expected to produce 'reliable' knowledge, provided merely that it communicates its discoveries to society. A new contract must now ensure that scientific knowledge is 'socially robust', and that its production is seen by society to be both transparent and participative.

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