LEADER 04825nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910781516603321 005 20230725054357.0 010 $a0-309-21074-7 010 $a1-283-37624-5 010 $a9786613376244 010 $a0-309-21072-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000000075362 035 $a(EBL)3564244 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000647983 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11370614 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000647983 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10597599 035 $a(PQKB)11444869 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3564244 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3564244 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10520735 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL337624 035 $a(OCoLC)929504979 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000075362 100 $a20120114d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLife sciences and related fields $etrends relevant to the biological weapons convention /$fNational Research Council of the National Academies 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (164 p.) 300 $a"Committee on Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention: an International Workshop, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Sciences." 300 $a"In cooperation with Chinese Academy of Sciences, IAP-the Global Network of Science Academies, International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, International Union of Microbiological Societies." 311 1 $a0-309-21071-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Pace of Developments in the Life Sciences""; ""3 Diffusion of Life Sciences Research Capacity and Applications""; ""4 Integration of Multiple Disciplines in Life Sciences Research""; ""5 Monitoring and Assessing Trends in Science and Technology""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies""; ""Appendix B: National and International Scientific Organizations Relevant to the BWC""; ""Appendix C: Workshop Agenda and Participants"" 330 $aDuring the last decade, national and international scientific organizations have become increasingly engaged in considering how to respond to the biosecurity implications of developments in the life sciences and in assessing trends in science and technology (S&T) relevant to biological and chemical weapons nonproliferation. The latest example is an international workshop, Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention, held October 31 - November 3, 2010 at the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. Life Sciences and Related Fields summarizes the workshop, plenary, and breakout discussion sessions held during this convention. Given the immense diversity of current research and development, the report is only able to provide an overview of the areas of science and technology the committee believes are potentially relevant to the future of the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention (BWC), although there is an effort to identify areas that seemed particularly ripe for further exploration and analysis. The report offers findings and conclusions organized around three fundamental and frequently cited trends in S&T that affect the scope and operation of the convention: The rapid pace of change in the life sciences and related fields; The increasing diffusion of life sciences research capacity and its applications, both internationally and beyond traditional research institutions; and The extent to which additional scientific and technical disciplines beyond biology are increasingly involved in life sciences research. The report does not make recommendations about policy options to respond to the implications of the identified trends. The choice of such responses rests with the 164 States Parties to the Convention, who must take into account multiple factors beyond the project's focus on the state of the science. 606 $aBiological weapons$zUnited States$vCongresses 606 $aLife sciences$zUnited States$vCongresses 615 0$aBiological weapons 615 0$aLife sciences 676 $a358.3882 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.) 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on Trends in Science and Technology. 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bBoard on Life Sciences. 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bDivision on Earth and Life Studies. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781516603321 996 $aLife sciences and related fields$93748235 997 $aUNINA