Bioethical Questions in Brazilian Scientific Research

Sonia Vieira

S?o Camilo University, S?o Paulo, Brazil.

DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2014.516130                

Abstract

It is considered here that the ethical behavior of the Brazilian scientific community leaves a lot to be desired. Motives for ethical lapses can be summed up by one only: the haste to grow at any price in order to earn prestige and wealth, setting at naught those who don’t have the political support of the institution. With this intent, many researchers publish whatever they can, neglecting the fact that scientific research should serve the interests of the community—not their own.

Keywords

Ethics, Bioethics, Misconduct

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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