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In this section you will find a directory of terms used in the field of research ethics. Several have been reproduced from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.

Developing countries are increasingly recognising the importance of science in developing their economies, and the challenges that entails.

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Institutional review board (IRB)

Ethical review of research in the US, and countries using the US model is conducted by IRBs. The IRB is an administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate in research activities that are conducted under the auspices of the institution with which it is affiliated. (See also ethical review.)

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