A web of prevention : biological weapons, life sciences and the governance of research / edited by Brian Rappert and Caitriona McLeish.
2007
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A web of prevention : biological weapons, life sciences and the governance of research / edited by Brian Rappert and Caitriona McLeish.
Added Author
McLeish, Caitriona.
Rappert, Brian.
Rappert, Brian.
Imprint
London ; Sterling, Va. : Earthscan, 2007.
Description
1 online resource (xxi, 218 pages).
Series
Science in society series.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Life sciences or death sciences : tipping the balance towards life with ethics, codes and laws / Ronald M. Atlas and Margaret Somerville
2. Whistleblowers : risks and skills / Brian Martin
3. Education for the life sciences : choices and challenges / Brian Rappert
4. Dual use : can we learn from the physicists' experience? : a personal view / John L. Finney
5. Science and technology developments relevant to the biological weapons convention / Royal Society
6. Options for a scientific advisory panel for the biological weapons convention / Catherine Rhodes and Malcolm Dando
7. Dual use biotechnology research : the case for protective oversight / Elisa D. Harris
8. Reflections on the role of research oversight in a web of prevention / Thomas V. Holohan
9. Export control and the non-proliferation of materials : national boundaries in international science? / Jez Littlewood
10. Chemical and biological weapons export controls and the 'web of prevention' : a practitioner's perspective / Robert J. Mathews
11. How does secrecy work? : keeping the disclosing secrets in the history of the UK biological warfare programme / Brian Balmer
12. Reflecting on the problem of dual use / Caitriona McLeish
13. Governing dual use life science research : opportunities and risks for public health / Emmanuelle Tuerlings.
2. Whistleblowers : risks and skills / Brian Martin
3. Education for the life sciences : choices and challenges / Brian Rappert
4. Dual use : can we learn from the physicists' experience? : a personal view / John L. Finney
5. Science and technology developments relevant to the biological weapons convention / Royal Society
6. Options for a scientific advisory panel for the biological weapons convention / Catherine Rhodes and Malcolm Dando
7. Dual use biotechnology research : the case for protective oversight / Elisa D. Harris
8. Reflections on the role of research oversight in a web of prevention / Thomas V. Holohan
9. Export control and the non-proliferation of materials : national boundaries in international science? / Jez Littlewood
10. Chemical and biological weapons export controls and the 'web of prevention' : a practitioner's perspective / Robert J. Mathews
11. How does secrecy work? : keeping the disclosing secrets in the history of the UK biological warfare programme / Brian Balmer
12. Reflecting on the problem of dual use / Caitriona McLeish
13. Governing dual use life science research : opportunities and risks for public health / Emmanuelle Tuerlings.
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"Earthscan publishes in association with the International Institute of Environment and Development"--T.p. verso.
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Taylor & Francis Online
Language
English
ISBN
9781849770354 (e-book : PDF)
9781136572562 (e-book: Mobi)
9781136572609 (e-book: ePub)
9781136572616 (e-book: PDF)
9781844073733 (hardback)
9781138012189 (paperback)
9781136572562 (e-book: Mobi)
9781136572609 (e-book: ePub)
9781136572616 (e-book: PDF)
9781844073733 (hardback)
9781138012189 (paperback)
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