Browse Items (68 total)
- Tags: Genetic Modification
Genome Editing and Biological Weapons
Assesses the risk of recent advances in genome editing technologies to enabling development of biological weapons.
2022
Tags: Availability, Controllability, Countermeasures, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Historical Weaponization Interest, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Risk Assessment, Stability, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility
Defense Against Biological Attacks Vol II
Volume II provides high-level overviews of the biological agents that are most commonly associated with biodefense activities. Additional chapters present the status quo of antibacterial and antiviral therapy and diagnostic development.
2021
Defense Against Biological Attacks Vol I
Volume I discusses genetic modification technologies and their risk for dual use. Chapters 10, 11, and 12 are covered.
2021
Handbook on Biological Warfare Preparedness
Introduces the basics of biological warfare agent history, biology, and preparedness. Places particular focus on detection technologies.
2019
Tags: Availability, Controllability, Countermeasures, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Incubation, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Novelty, Population Susceptibility, Production, Public Health, Stability, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility
Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology
Focuses on synthetic biology advancement presenting the potential for being coopted into development of bioweapons.
2018
The De Novo Synthesis of Horsepox Virus: Implications for Biosecurity and Recommendations for Preventing the Reemergence of Smallpox
Discusses the potential dual-use threat arising from the synthesis of the first ever orthopox virus.
2017
Global Catastrophic Biological Risks: Toward a Working Definition
This paper seeks to define criteria for a Global Catastrophic Biological Risk, or GCBR, which was previously defined as an event with the potential to produce tens to hundreds of millions of fatalities, alter the long term trajectory of humanity, or…
2017
Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research
This report summarizes a public symposium ran by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine which discussed the potential benefits and risks of gain-of-function research.
2015
Tempering the Risk: Rift Valley Fever
This article assesses the risk of Rift Valley Fever being used as a bioweapon and weighs it against the burden placed on research by its addition to the select agents list.
2013
The Soviet Biological Weapons Program
This book thoroughlydescribes the Soviet biological weapons problem and assesses potential lingering risks in its wake.
2012
Scientists Urge DHS to Improve Bioterrorism Risk Assessment
A companion document to the publication by the National Research Council critiquing the DHS Biothreat Risk Analysis.
2008
Department of Homeland Security Bioterrorism Risk Assessment: A Call for Change
The National Research Council evaluated the utility and soundness of the risk assessment process of DHS. In doing so, the evaluation provided information on how the process works, and the factors considered.
2008
Development of a Risk-Priority Score for Category A Bioterrorism Agents as an Aid for Public Health Policy
The authors aim to create a multifactorial risk-priority scoring system for Category A BW agents using 10 criteria that include factors relating to disease potentiality, probability of attack, and prevention/intervention methods.
2006
Agents of Bioterrorism: Pathogens and Their Weaponization
Provides a pathogen-by-pathogen accounting of weapons agents, considering their weapons use/potential and contextualizing that with typical medical microbiology and epidemiology background information.
2005
Seeking Security: Pathogens, Open Access, and Genome Databases
This report discusses the dual-use dilemma associated with genome research in the age of terrorism.
2004
Giving Full Measure to Countermeasures
This report makes recommendations to the Department of Defense about how to accelerate research and development towards countermeasures against bioterrorism, under the assumption that it poses a threat.
2004
Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism: A Historical Review
This historical review assesses the threat of bioterrorist as terrorism in general increases as a threat.
2004
Microbial Threats to Health
This book describes all microbial threats to human health, especially considering the intentional use of microbes as weapons and the consequences of scientific advancement.
2003
Tags: Civil Disruption, Controllability, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Infectivity, Morbidity, Mortality, Novelty, Population Susceptibility, Production, Public Health, Stability, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility
Countering Bioterrorism: The Role of Science and Technology
This report summarizes the shortcomings of US preparedness for a bioterrorist attack and makes recommendations.
2002
Biological Threats and Terrorism
This report summarizes a workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infectious Diseases in which members explored the current scientific understanding of threatening pathogens and what measures have been put in place to better monitor, prevent, and respond to…
2002