Innovation, dual use, and security : managing the risks of emerging biological and chemical technologies / edited by Jonathan B. Tucker ; foreword by Richard Danzig.

Other author Tucker, Jonathan B.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012.
Descriptionx, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Biotechnology--Social aspects.
Nanotechnology--Social aspects.
Biological weapons.
Chemical agents (Munitions)

Contents Review of the literature on dual use / Jonathan B. Tucker -- Current dual-use governance measures / Lori P. Knowles -- The decision framework / Jonathan B. Tucker -- Combinatorial chemistry and high-throughput screening / Jonathan B. Tucker -- DNA shuffling and directed evolution / Gerald L. Epstein -- Protein engineering / Catherine Jefferson -- Synthesis of viral genomes / Filippa Lentzos, Pamela Silver -- Synthetic biology with standard parts / Alexander Kelle -- Development of psychoactive drugs / Malcolm R. Dando -- Synthesis of peptide bioregulators / Ralf Trapp -- Immunological modulation / Nancy Connell -- Personal genomics / Nishal Mohan -- RNA interference / Matthew Metz -- Transcranial magnetic stimulation / Jonathan D. Moreno -- Chemical micro process devices / Amy E. Smithson -- Gene therapy / Gail Javitt, Anya Prince -- Aerosol vaccines / Raymond A. Zilinskas, Hussein Alramini -- Development of the V-series nerve agents / Caitriona McLeish, Brian Balmer -- The use and misuse of LSD by the U.S. Army and the CIA / Mark Wheelis -- Governance of emerging dual-use technologies / Kirk C. Bansak, Jonathan B. Tucker.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [341]-344) and index.
LCCN 2011036228
ISBN9780262017176 (alk. paper)
ISBN0262017172 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780262516969 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0262516969 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 7228449

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks TP248.23 .I56 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold