“The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) was established as one tool to aid policymakers and researchers in assessing the risks of federally funded research in the life sciences. It aims to provide the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and researchers a source for advice on dual0use research and other biosecurity issues. Advice rendered by the NSABB may shape research activities and standards practiced in life science research fields. The establishment of the NSABB has raised several issues of potential congressional interest. These include the mechanism and appropriateness of NSABB review of scientific research, the scope of NSABB recommendations with respect to publication of scientific research, the domestic and international adoption of practices or codes developed by the NSABB, the implementation of NSABB guidelines at the local level, and applicability of NSABB recommendations to federal agencies other than HHS.”
By Dana A. Shea
Oversight of Dual-Use Biological Research: The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
- June 28, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
