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Selgelid, MichaelKeywords
Keywords: biological weaponethics
ethnicity
governance approach
life science
literature review
national security
policy development
research work
biological warfare
biomedicine
health care policy
human
medical ethics
medical research
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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/20627Abstract
Scenarios where the results of well-intentioned scientific research can be used for both good and harmful purposes give rise to what is now widely known as the "dual-use dilemma". There has been growing debate about the dual-use nature of life science research with implications for making biological weapons. This paper reviews several controversial publications that have been the focus of debates about dual-use life science research and critically examines relevant policy developments, particularly in the United States of America. Though the dual-use dilemma is inherently ethical in nature, the majority of debates about dual-use research have primarily involved science and security experts rather than ethicists. It is important that there is more ethical input into debates about the governance of dual-use research.Date
2015-12-07Type
Journal articleIdentifier
oai:openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au:1885/206270042-9686
http://hdl.handle.net/1885/20627
10.2471/BLT.08.051383