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A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will produce a revised, expanded, and online version of On Being a Scientist: A Guide to the Responsible Conduct of Research, which serves as an introductory guide for graduate students and earlier career researchers. Existing content will be updated to align with current best practices, and new material will be added to reflect changes in the current national and international research practices and to address professional conduct that limits or harms research talent and research advancement.
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On Being a Scientist: A Guide to the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research: Fourth Edition
Consensus Study Report
·2026
The research enterprise has undergone immense change in recent years, shaped by increasing collaboration, global competition, and emerging technologies like AI and CRISPR that raise new ethical questions for researchers. On Being a Scientist is a resource designed to help graduate students and early...
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