Innovation, Dual Use, and Security: Managing the Risks of Emerging Biological and Chemical Technologies

by Richard Danzig

Book Overview

A framework for assessing the security risks of emerging dual-use technologies and devising tailored governance strategies is proposed and applied to contemporary case studies.

Recent advances in disciplines such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, and neuropharmacology entail a "dual-use dilemma" because they promise benefits for human health and welfare yet pose the risk of misuse for hostile purposes. The emerging field of synthetic genomics,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262516969
• ISBN13: 9780262516969
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher