Ethics in research are very important when you're going to conduct an experiment. They apply when you are planning, conducting and evaluating research.
The first thing to do before designing a study is to consider the potential cost and benefits of the research.
RESEARCH - COST AND BENEFITS-ANALYSIS
We evaluate the cost and benefits for most decisions in life, whether we are aware of it or not.
This can be quite a dilemma in some experiments.
Stem cell research is one example of an area with difficult ethical considerations.
As a result, stem cell research is restricted in many countries, because of the major and problematic ethical issues.
ETHICAL STANDARDS - RESEARCHERS SHOULD...
avoid any risk of considerably harming people, the environment, or property unnecessarily. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study is an example of a study which seriously violated these standards.
Experiment Resources (2008). Ethics in Research. Retrieved [Date of Retrieval] from Experiment Resources: http://www.experiment-resources.com/ethics-in-research.html