Federation of American Scientists Case Studies in Dual Use Biological Research Module 5.0: Antibiotic Resistance Case Study
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Are BSL-3(+) conditions enough, or should experiments with 1918 influenza be done at BSL-4 containment?
 
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What are the responsibilities of the researchers who conduct, the journals who publish, and the bodies who approve experiments with dual-use implications in communicating the risks and benefits to the public?

 
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Should there be limits on publication of genome sequences of pathogens or methods that could be used to make them?

 
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What types of biological research should be classified and who should decide?

 
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How extensively should research with dual-use implications be reviewed before it is published?

 
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What do you think of the response by the editor of Science that even if the NSABB had recommended the article not be published, that he would have anyway?

 

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