Scholars Mull Rules for Training in Research Ethics

Should scholars who work with human subjects be required by the federal government to receive formal training in research ethics? What about people who serve on committees that oversee human-subjects research—should the government mandate training for them?

Four months ago, the Office for Human Research Protections, the federal agency with authority over such matters, announced that it might issue new training requirements, and it requested public comments (

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