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Op-Ed – Dual-Use Research: Is it possible to protect the public without encroaching rights?
T. Tosin Fadeyi, Master’s Candidate, Biotechnology (Biodefense and Biosecurity Concentration), University of Maryland Read More »
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Book Review: Bioinsecurity and Vulnerability
Reviewed by T. Tosin Fadeyi Edited by Nancy N. Chen and Lesley A. Read More »
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Op-Ed – Microbial Forensic Attribution: Where Science Meets International Relations
Christopher A. Bidwell, JD, Senior Fellow for Nonproliferation Law and Policy, Federation of American Read More »
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Op-Ed – Science Needs for Microbial Forensics: Developing Initial International Research Priorities
Committee on Science Needs Microbial Forensics: Developing an Initial International Roadmap, Board on Read More »
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Op-Ed – A Necessary Biopreparedness Priority: Strengthening the Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
Christina England, Master’s Candidate, Security Policy, University of Maryland School of Public Policy; Read More »
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Beyond Biosecurity: the Principle of Dual-Use
“Dual-use is a concept which is playing an increasingly important part in many aspects of scientific research. It deals with the possibility that well-intentioned scientific research with beneficial outcomes could be misused for malicious purposes by a third party, a notion which is becoming prominent in debates on biosecurity, research control, funding and publication of results. In this paper the concept of dual-use is explored as well as different ways in which dual-use regulation has been proposed. The paper then goes on to briefly highlight aspects of the dual-use debate which may be relevant for scientists working in African countries.”
By Louise Bezuidenhout
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