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A concept also discussed, as with some of the above, in my forthcoming book chapter. Eve M P, The Botnet: Webs of Hegemony/Zombies Who Publish. In: Zombies in the Academy, Ed. Wheelan Andrew, Moore ChrisWalker Ruth, forthcoming 2012, London, Intellect Press. - 5.
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Unethical because, particularly in the case of medical research, it is co-operation that benefits humankind, not competition.