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Type: Mathematician Quotes Date of Birth: May 19, 1927 Date of Death: September 12, 2005 Find on Amazon: Serge Lang Related Authors: Rene Descartes Pythagoras Isaac Newton Archimedes Charles Babbage Alan Turing Paul Erdos Alfred North Whitehead Henri Poincare |
Aside from all that, we recall that antibodies to malaria and other diseases prevalent in Africa show up as HIV-positive on tests.
Serge Lang I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground. Serge Lang I object to a legal approach when settling questions of science or scientific behavior. Serge Lang If Baltimore's view, that scientists who do not take the words of authorities are far removed from the ordinary behavior of scientists, prevails in the scientific community, then something fundamental, very serious, and very disturbing is happening to the scientific community. Serge Lang Of course, screening for HIV did essentially eliminate the transmission of this virus by transfusions. Serge Lang Of course, there are diseases of which people die. Serge Lang Originally, in the early eighties, the drug hypothesis was among the first which occurred to scientists. Serge Lang Questions have also arisen about AIDS being transmitted to hemophiliacs via blood transfusions. Serge Lang Questions have arisen about the policing of science. Who is responsible for the policing? My answer is: all of us. Serge Lang Roughly speaking, this hypothesis asks whether drug use causes some of the diseases officially associated with AIDS, such as immunodeficiency and Kaposi's sarcoma. Serge Lang There exist thousands of Americans who have AIDS-defining diseases but are HIV negative. Serge Lang They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community. Serge Lang To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters. Serge Lang What standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress. Serge Lang |
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