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In Brief – Everywhere You Look: Select Agent Pathogens
The United States regulates more than 80 human, animal, and plant pathogens as part of the Select Agent Program,1 imposing strict controls on access by U.S. researchers and laboratories. However, almost all of these pathogens are also found in nature. The map associated with this article depicts the countries in which select agent pathogens caused Read More »
- March 22, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Other, and 2001-2025
Education and Ethics in the Life Sciences: Strengthening the Prohibition of Biological Weapons
This publication examines a variety of attempts to bring greater awareness to security concerns associated with the life sciences. It identifies lessons from practical initiatives across a wide range of national contexts as well as more generic reflections about education and ethics. In offering their assessment about what must be done and by whom, each Read More »
- July 30, 2010
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, Other, and 2001-2025