ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at several types of control imposed on scientists. In addition to control of the content of science, there is the problem of control over the activities of the researcher. This type of control does not concern itself with the research done or the results obtained but with how the research is done, and how the results are disseminated. National security is one of the most widely used justifications for controlling actions of scientists. Security-oriented controls may apply to the results of research and to the way in which the research is conducted. One of the most pervasive and expensive forms of control being imposed on American scientists is regulations on the care of experimental animals. The controls were originally triggered by the actions of self-styled "animal rights activists," who staged raids on laboratories and "exposed" the conditions under which experimental animals lived.
