Life sciences and related fields : trends relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention /
The potential dual use of life sciences knowledge, tools, and techniques reinforces the need for the scientific community to be aware of the norms of responsible and appropriate scientific conduct, as well as international and national legal requirements. Over the past decade, national and internati...
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK91467/ Full text |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
National Academies Press,
2011
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| Summary: | The potential dual use of life sciences knowledge, tools, and techniques reinforces the need for the scientific community to be aware of the norms of responsible and appropriate scientific conduct, as well as international and national legal requirements. Over the past decade, national and international scientific organizations having become increasingly engaged in issues related to the responsibilities of the scientific community to help reduce the risks of misuse of life sciences research (Bowman et al., 2011; IAP, 2005; NRC, 2004, 2006a, 2009a, c, 2011a; OECD, 2004; Royal Society and Wellcome Trust, 2004; WHO, 2005, 2007a). Scientists can also play a useful role in communicating with policy makers and civil society to help them understand the nature, applications, and potential positive and negative implications of developments in their field. Perspectives from the scientific community can contribute to discussions of how to create the best mix of policies and practices to achieve safety and security without unduly hampering global scientific progress for beneficial applications. This is the motivation and foundation for the workshop and the committee's report. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (PDF file (164 pages)) : illustrations Issued also in print. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (viewed on June 20, 2012). |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in print. |
| Funding Information Note: | This project was supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation under Award 2009-12-14, Chinese Academy of Sciences, IAP--the Global Network of Science Academies, U.K. Global Partnership Programme under Award 2010072600092647, U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency through TASC under Award 7500080708, U.S. Department of State under Award SAQMMA10M2776, U.S. National Institutes of Health under Award N01-OD-4-2139 (Task Order 236), and U.S. National Academies. |
