So if I just made a company to do research, could I just do non-ethical experiments that weren't illegal or do more things become illegal as soon as you call yourself a researcher
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Well yes i would tell them what they're getting into if it's bad
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Research restrictions are mostly due to IRB boards and funding. If the people funding you don't care about ethics or PR costs you can go hog wild.
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You could just never have the results published in a journal, nobody would replicate them, you'd be shunned by the research community. People can have their university degrees revoked (bachelors, masters, or doctorates), lose licensure (if they have any kind, e.g. medical).
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yea im not really planning on having people work with me who aren't willing to get blacklisted
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The specific things you can't do are affiliate with a university, or accept grants from Respectable (capital-R) organizations. If you do either of those things, your ability to do research will be severely curtailed.
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Funding and publication are the two routes where you would find the restrictions collar you. If you either are internally funded or have some other income model, and if you don't intend to publish, then you're probably fine.
Maybe being safety-certified for some things too.
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