Hello! Let me answer your questions to the best of my ability. 1) 'Ethical event' - When something is ethical, it means that something is morally correct. Killing humans is unethical, for example, because it is not morally correct. - In this context, making molecular biology open to the masses is something that is principled, or "correct" in values. 2) "Free and open inquiry" - To inquire means to ask about something, to find out more about something. - Free and open have very subtle shades of meaning. This means that it is difficult to explain the differences between them. I will try though! To be free means that you can do whatever you want, you are not under anybody's control. A free society is one where you are allowed to say what you want, do what you want and go where ever you want. When something is open, it is readily available to people. An open society isn't necessarily free, but an open society is a transparent one. By this, an open society is one where you can see and access important documents, and there are no secrets in government, business and so on. This is, of course, a .