Dual-Use Life Science Research and Biosecurity in the 21st Century: Social, Technical, Policy, and Ethical Challenges

In September 2011, scientists announced new experimental findings that would not only threaten the conduct and publication of influenza research, but would have significant policy and intelligence implications. The findings presented a modified variant of the H5N1 avian influenza virus (hereafter re...

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मुख्य लेखक: Jonathan E Suk (auth)
अन्य लेखक: Amanda Jane Ozin (auth), Kathleen M Vogel (auth)
स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
भाषा:अंग्रेज़ी
प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media SA 2015
श्रृंखला:Frontiers Research Topics
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सारांश:In September 2011, scientists announced new experimental findings that would not only threaten the conduct and publication of influenza research, but would have significant policy and intelligence implications. The findings presented a modified variant of the H5N1 avian influenza virus (hereafter referred to as the H5N1 virus) that was transmissible via aerosol between ferrets. These results suggested a worrisome possibility: the existence of a new airborne and highly lethal H5N1 virus that could cause a deadly global pandemic. In response, a series of international discussions on the nature of dual-use life science arose. These discussions addressed the complex social, technical, political, security, and ethical issues related to dual-use research. This Research Topic will be devoted to contributions that explore this matrix of issues from a variety of case study and international perspectives.
भौतिक वर्णन:1 electronic resource (95 p.)
आईएसबीएन:978-2-88919-568-8
9782889195688
अभिगमन:Open Access