Project
Ethical Debt of Preclinical Research
Framework connecting animal-research ethics with the stewardship and reuse of animal-derived evidence.
active research ethicsFAIRdata stewardship3Rs
Developed by Damien Huzard in 2026, the Ethical Debt of Preclinical Research framework describes the avoidable ethical liability created when animal-derived evidence loses reusable scientific value through inadequate metadata, provenance, preservation, accessibility, or reproducibility. It is derived from the WellFAIR/data welfare concept co-developed with Benoit Petit-Demoulière.
Canonical framework: neuronautix.com/ethical-debt
Early public dissemination: The Ethical Debt of Preclinical Research: When Poor Data Stewardship Wastes Animal Lives, 25 June 2026.