Biological Security: The Risk of Dual-Use Research

by Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate

Life sciences research is vital to improving public health, agriculture, and the environment, and to strengthening our national security and economy. Yet the very research designed to find ways to better the health, welfare and safety of mankind can also yield information or technologies that could potentially be misused for harmful purposes. For instance, information from certain life sciences research can be misapplied to create dangerous pathogens...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1480232505
• ISBN13: 9781480232501
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.2" x 8.5"