Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Life Sciences Today
  • The "Dual Use" Dilemma
  • A Brief History of Modern Biological Warfare
  • U.S. Policy and the Creation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
  • The New Threat
  • Recent Examples of "Contentious Research" in the Life Sciences
  • The Response of the Life Sciences Community to Previous Challenges
  • Committee Charge and Process
  • Annex: Biological Warfare in History
  • The Evolving Regulatory Environment for Life Sciences Research in the 21st Century
  • The U.S. Regulatory Environment
  • Framework for Implementation of the NIH Guidelines for rDNA Research
  • Types of Experiments That Require IBC, RAC and NIH Director Review
  • Physical and Biological Containment Strategies for NIH-Funded rDNA Research Activities
  • Compliance with and Enforcement of the NIH Guidelines
  • Regulation of Microbial Agents (Listed Agents and Toxins)
  • Possession of Select Agents
  • Importation and Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents
  • Oversight of Foreign Nationals
  • Professional Education and Responsibilities of Life Scientists
  • The International Situation
  • Information Restriction and Control Regimes
  • Past as Prologue?
  • Secret and Sensitive Information
  • Publication of Sensitive Information in the Life Sciences.