A new synthesis for dual use research of concern

PLoS Med. 2015 Apr 14;12(4):e1001813. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001813. eCollection 2015 Apr.

Authors

Michael J Imperiale¹, Arturo Casadevall²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America.
² Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.

Abstract

Michael Imperiale and Arturo Casadevall propose a path forward for life sciences research whose results could be misused to cause harm.

MeSH terms

Accidents*
Biomedical Research*
Bioterrorism*
Dual Use Research*
Humans
Public Policy*
Publishing
Risk Assessment
Safety*
Terminology as Topic

Grants and funding

R37 AI033142/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States