A survey of attitudes and actions on dual use research in the life sciences : a collaborative effort of the National Research Council and the American Association for the Advancement of Science / Committee on Assessing Fundamental Attitudes of Life Scientists as a Basis for Biosecurity Education, [and] Development, Security and Cooperation Policy and Global Affairs, [and] Board on Life Sciences Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies, in collaboration with AAAS.

"The same technologies that fuel scientific advances also pose potential risks--that the knowledge, tools, and techniques gained through legitimate biotechnology research could be misused to create biological weapons or for bioterrorism. This is often called the dual use dilemma of the life sci...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Assessing Fundamental Attitudes of Life Scientists as a Basis for Biosecurity Education, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes
  • Summary
  • 1 Overview
  • 2 Approach
  • 3 Results of the Survey
  • 4 Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Bibliography
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies
  • Appendix B: Focus Group Results
  • Appendix C: Final Questionnaire
  • Appendix D: Additional Data and Analysis