Perspectives 16 min
Perspectives on dual use
The term ‘dual use’ has become a catchphrase for advances that can be used for good but also for malevolent purposes, including in the life sciences...
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Perspectives 20 min
Threat reduction in an era of changing bio-risk
Nearly 75% of countries are unable to meet international biosecurity and biosafety targets. It is imperative to act now. What can be done to accelerate measurable change?
Perspectives 19 min
The Biological Weapons Convention and its practical application
The Biological Weapons Convention prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of biological weapons and is a key element in the efforts to address the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction...
Perspectives 18 min
Global Rinderpest Action Plan and national preparedness
Rinderpest remains a threat due to the potential escape of the virus from facilities with remaining stocks. The re-emergence of rinderpest could have a devastating global impact, given the current immunologically naïve populations...