The mere possibility that the new coronavirus causing the pandemic might have leaked out of a research lab creates a heavy burden on the science community all around the world over the position of research ethics & their sense of ethical responsibility as researchers.
◦ This presentation will examine the bits of news leaking over the incident that ‘possibly’ caused a pandemic which resulted in the death of millions of people & the suffering of tens of millions more with tremendous economic & social maladies that may continue well over a decade.
◦ It seeks an answer to the question of ‘responsibility’ & ‘transparency’ in biological research.