Although the concept of scientific objectivity is a central aspect of the scientific endeavor, all human beings, including scientists, interpret their world based on what they already know and believe. What one scientist perceives as a benign change in organ function, another may perceive as an injury to the animal. A surprising result may be written off as a mistake, contamination, or a fluke instead of being fully evaluated. For this reason, scientists must be extremely explicit about their assumptions and observations so that' others may make their own judgments of their work. In the end, we must recognize that while science can inform us in many ways, science cannot itself make decisions for us.
Science is a tool.
When it is used appropriately, it can provide some of the information we need in order to make decisions likely to protect health. Reproductive Health and the Environment Ted Schettler, M.D., M.P.H., Gina Solomon, M.D., M.P.H., Maria Valenti, and Annette Huddle, M.E.S., The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts - London, England. Major funding for the original report on which the book was based is from the Jessie B Cox Charitable Trust and the John Merck Fund. Also the Cox Trust, the Alton Jones Foundation, and the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the CS Mott Foundation Mindfully.org suggests that you visit the website of one of these chapters of the Physicians for Social Responsibility.