Innovation, Dual Use, and Security : Managing the Risks of Emerging Biological and Chemical Technologies.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (367 pages)
- The MIT Press Series .
- The MIT Press Series .
Intro -- In Memoriam -- Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Defining Dual Use -- The Dual-Use Landscape, Past and Present -- The Rise of Synthetic Genomics -- Technical Hurdles to Bioterrorism -- The Changing Nature of Security Threats -- Harm versus Misuse -- Misuse Scenarios -- Structure of the Book -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Part I. Assessing and Managing Dual-Use Risks -- Chapter 2. Review of the Literature on Dual Use -- Assessing Uncertain Risks -- Dual Use as a Societal Process -- Approaches to Technology Governance -- International Governance Regimes -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 3. Current Dual-Use Governance Measures -- Arms Control and Disarmament Treaties -- National Biosafety and Biosecurity Measures -- Soft-Law and Informal Measures -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 4. The Decision Framework -- Technology Monitoring -- Technology Assessment -- Selection of Governance Measures -- Testing the Decision Framework -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Part II. Contemporary Case Studies -- A. Technologies for the Acquisition of Novel Biologicalor Molecular Diversity -- Chapter 5. Combinatorial Chemistry and High-Throughput Screening -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 6. DNA Shuffling and Directed Evolution -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- B. Technologies for Directed Design -- Chapter 7. Protein Engineering -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 8. Synthesis of Viral Genomes -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse. Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 9. Synthetic Biology with Standard Parts -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- C. Technologies for the Manipulation of Biological Systems -- Chapter 10. Development of Psychoactive Drugs -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 11. Synthesis of Peptide Bioregulators -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 12. Immunological Modulation -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 13. Personal Genomics -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 14. RNA Interference -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 15. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- D. Technologies for Production, Packaging, or Delivery -- Chapter 16. Chemical Micro Process Devices -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 17. Gene Therapy -- Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 18. Aerosol Vaccines. Overview of the Technology -- Potential for Misuse -- Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Part III. Historical Case Studies -- Chapter 19. Development of the V-Series Nerve Agents -- Characteristics of the Technology -- Plant Protection Limited -- Technology Transfer -- Further Outreach to Industry -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 20. The Use and Misuse of LSD by the U.S. Army andthe CIA -- Background on LSD -- The Army LSD Program -- The CIA's LSD Program -- Use or Misuse? -- Lessons for Governance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Part IV. Findings and Conclusions -- Chapter 21. Governance of Emerging Dual-Use Technologies -- Analysis of the Contemporary Cases -- Categories of Dual-Use Risk -- Analysis of the Historical Cases -- Implementation of the Decision Framework -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Theoretical Works -- Ethics of Dual-Use Technologies -- History of Dual-Use Technologies -- Risk Assessments of Dual-Use Technologies -- Technology Governance -- Contributors -- Index.
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.
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Biotechnology -- Social aspects. Nanotechnology -- Social aspects. Biological weapons. Chemical agents (Munitions).