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ETHICAL ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT

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Meaning of Right and Wrong Applications of Science.
Implications of the Application of Science to the Development of the Society.

Introduction

Science is the study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world and phenomena through systematic observation and experiment. This study has opened and widened the knowledge and capacity of man beyond his imagination.

Meaning of Right and Wrong Applications of Science

The Right Applications of Science

The application of any knowledge gained from science that will directly or indirectly benefit mankind is described as the right application. There are many applications of science that have benefited mankind in all areas of its existence. Some of these applications are in the following areas:

1. Health and medicine: Through the scientific study of human health, science has discovered and produced drugs for the cure of many diseases. Some of the deadly diseases that caused the death of men, women and children in the olden days like smallpox, malaria, tetanus, etc.

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