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“Society has recognized over time that certain kinds of scientific inquiry can endanger society as a whole and has applied either directly, or through scientific/ethical constraints, restrictions on the kind and amount of research that can be done in those areas.”

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Bobby Ray Inman

Bobby Ray Inman is a notable figure in an unknown profession/field, born on April 4, 1931. more

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