Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences: Current Issues and Controversies

There is a tension in the life sciences between scientific transparency and the need for secrecy to protect national or global security. This report introduces the term 'dual-use research of concern (DURC)' and covers debates from the last two decades over what information should be published.

Original text:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK458495/

Author(s): 
US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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Chapters

• 0:26 1 Introduction
• 4:01 BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY
• 7:19 “DUAL USE” RESEARCH
• 15:28 CONTINUING CONTROVERSIES OVER DISSEMINATION
• 17:39 TABLE 1-1
• 27:19 CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE