tailieunhanh - Responsible Research with Biological Select Agents and Toxins

As a scientist who has worked for more than 40 years to find cures for infectious disease, I find the idea that terrorists would use biological agents as a weapon to be anathema. It violates the fundamental values of the life sciences that I and my colleagues hold dear: that science is a vital tool for improving life and the health of our planet and enhancing our understanding of the natural world. My own work has focused on cholera, a disease responsible for the death of thousands of people around the world every year. During the past 40 years, research carried out through international collaboration of scientists. | NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL o wnyu 1k-iawi RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH WITH BIOLOGICAL SELECT AGENTS AND TOXINS Committee on Laboratory Security and Personnel Reliability Assurance Systems for Laboratories Conducting Research on Biological Select Agents and Toxins Board on Life Sciences Division on Earth and Life Studies NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington . THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street NW Washington DC 20001 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study was supported by Contract No. N01-OD-4-2139 Task Order 218 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services nor does mention of trade names commercial products or organizations imply endorsement by the . Government. International Standard Book Number-13 978-0-309-14535-0 Book International Standard Book Number-10 0-309-14535-X Book International Standard Book Number-13 978-0-309-14536-7 PDF International Standard Book Number-10 0-309-14536-8 PDF Library of Congress Control Number 2009940166 Additional copies of this report are available from the National Academies Press 500 Fifth Street NW Lockbox 285 Washington DC 20055 800 624-6242 or 202 3343313 in the Washington metropolitan area Internet http . Copyright 2009 by the National Academies. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of .