This volume is one of the most relevant results of a cooperative effort among Quaid-i-Azam University, Landau Network Centro Volta, and Sandia National Laboratories and is aimed to provide the Pakistani life-sciences academic community with better instruments for education on managing biorisk and dual-use issues. The joint project which produced this volume also assessed the current awareness of these emerging topics among young scientists in Pakistan, with a survey on hundreds of students and young practitioners in the life sciences in almost 40% of the institutes offering higher education in the life sciences in the country. The volume provides a collection of educational materials and an introduction to the various aspects of biorisk management, tailored to the needs and interests of the Pakistani scientific contexts and levels. Information include the laboratory risk management, biosafety and biosecurity concepts, scientific case studies, historical overview, bioethics on dual use, legal and regulatory aspects, management principles and reference documents.
An Introduction to Biorisk Management and Dual Use in the Life Sciences
- February 6, 2012
- | Filed under Europe, Middle East, North America, South Asia, Featured, Report, and 2001-2025
