The Dilemma of Dual Use Biological Research: Polish Perspective
| Autor: | Marek Czarkowski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Safety Management
Engineering Biomedical Research Health (social science) National security media_common.quotation_subject Advisory Committees Double Effect Principle Biosecurity Poison control Guidelines as Topic Computer security computer.software_genre Risk Assessment Security Measures Codes of Ethics Management of Technology and Innovation Humans Registries Duty media_common Publishing Organisms Genetically Modified business.industry Health Policy Review Committees Public relations Dual (category theory) Dilemma Issues ethics and legal aspects Identification (information) Knowledge Terrorism Poland Genetic Engineering business computer Ethics Committees Research |
| Zdroj: | Science and Engineering Ethics. 16:99-110 |
| ISSN: | 1471-5546 1353-3452 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11948-008-9078-1 |
| Popis: | Biological research with legitimate scientific purpose that may be misused to pose a biological threat to public health and/or national security is termed dual use. In Poland there are adequate conditions for conducting experiments that could be qualified as dual use research, and therefore, a risk of attack on Poland or other countries exists. Optimal solutions for limiting such threats are required, and the national system of biosecurity should enable early, reliable, and complete identification of this type of research. Scientists should have a fundamental role in this process, their duty being to immediately, upon identification, report research with dual use potential. An important entity in the identification system of dual use research should also be the Central Register of Biological and Biomedical Research, which gathers information about all biological and biomedical research being conducted in a given country. Publishers, editors, and review committees of journals and other scientific publications should be involved in evaluating results of clinical trials. The National Council of Biosecurity should be the governmental institution responsible for developing a system of dual use research threat prevention. Its role would be to develop codes of conduct, form counsel of expertise, and monitor the problem at national level, while the Dual Use Research Committee would be responsible for individual cases. In Poland, current actions aiming to provide biological safety were based on developing and passing an act about genetically modified organisms (GMO's) and creating a GMO Committee. Considering experiences of other nations, one should view these actions as fragmentary, and thus insufficient protection against dual use research threats. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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