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oapen-20.500.12657-507422021-10-06T02:44:53Z Emerging Threats of Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology Trump, Benjamin D. Florin, Marie-Valentine Perkins, Edward Linkov, Igor Synthetic Biology Governance Biotechnology Regulation Environmental Sustainability Energy Production Risks and Applications Risk Assessment Human Health Risks Environmental Health Risks Open Access bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MQ Nursing & ancillary services::MQW Biomedical engineering bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TQ Environmental science, engineering & technology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPS International relations bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JK Social services & welfare, criminology::JKV Crime & criminology bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TC Biochemical engineering::TCB Biotechnology bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LN Laws of Specific jurisdictions::LNK Environment, transport & planning law::LNKJ Environment law Synthetic biology is a field of biotechnology that is rapidly growing in various applications, such as in medicine, environmental sustainability, and energy production. However these technologies also have unforeseen risks and applications to humans and the environment. This open access book presents discussions on risks and mitigation strategies for these technologies including biosecurity, or the potential of synthetic biology technologies and processes to be deliberately misused for nefarious purposes. The book presents strategies to prevent, mitigate, and recover from ‘dual-use concern’ biosecurity challenges that may be raised by individuals, rogue states, or non-state actors. Several key topics are explored including opportunities to develop more coherent and scalable approaches to govern biosecurity from a laboratory perspective up to the international scale and strategies to prevent potential health and environmental hazards posed by deliberate misuse of synthetic biology without stifling innovation. The book brings together the expertise of top scholars in synthetic biology and biotechnology risk assessment, management, and communication to discuss potential biosecurity governing strategies and offer perspectives for collaboration in oversight and future regulatory guidance. 2021-10-05T14:07:25Z 2021-10-05T14:07:25Z 2021 book ONIX_20211005_9789402420869_30 9789402420869 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50742 eng NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security application/pdf n/a 978-94-024-2086-9.pdf https://www.springer.com/9783658347666 Springer Nature Springer Netherlands 10.1007/978-94-024-2086-9 10.1007/978-94-024-2086-9 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 9789402420869 Springer Netherlands 225 open access
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Synthetic biology is a field of biotechnology that is rapidly growing in various applications, such as in medicine, environmental sustainability, and energy production. However these technologies also have unforeseen risks and applications to humans and the environment. This open access book presents discussions on risks and mitigation strategies for these technologies including biosecurity, or the potential of synthetic biology technologies and processes to be deliberately misused for nefarious purposes. The book presents strategies to prevent, mitigate, and recover from ‘dual-use concern’ biosecurity challenges that may be raised by individuals, rogue states, or non-state actors. Several key topics are explored including opportunities to develop more coherent and scalable approaches to govern biosecurity from a laboratory perspective up to the international scale and strategies to prevent potential health and environmental hazards posed by deliberate misuse of synthetic biology without stifling innovation. The book brings together the expertise of top scholars in synthetic biology and biotechnology risk assessment, management, and communication to discuss potential biosecurity governing strategies and offer perspectives for collaboration in oversight and future regulatory guidance.
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