Advances in biotechnology and the life sciences are already generating significant societal benefits and have great potential to contribute to resolving many of the challenges in the twenty first century including issues related to the environment, public health, food security and energy security. However, there is also the possibility that advances in the life sciences could be exploited for hostile purposes. One of the key elements in preventing the hostile exploitation of biotechnology is raising awareness of legal prohibitions and mechanism designed to prevent the hostile exploitation of the life sciences.
In order to achieve this the Bradford Disarmament Research Centre along with the National Defence Medical College in Japan and the Landau Network Centro Volta in Italy have developed an Educational Module Resources (EMR) designed to support life scientists and educators in learning about biosecurity and dual use issues but also in building educational material for teaching of students.
The EMR consists of 21 lectures, accompanying notes for the lecturer and direct links to the references and videos; it is intended to be a resource that can be used by a lecturer in order to develop one or more lectures, seminars, role-plays or other teaching aids suitable for the course he or she is presenting.
We would like to emphasise that the educational module resource is not a Teaching Module rather it is a “Module Resource”.Conscious that there is no one-size-fits-all approach, our educational module resource is designed to be “modified and tailored in order to fit the requirements of different local educational contexts”. Please read "1. Introduction" first.
By utilising the EMR, the new online module in Applied Dual-Use Biosecurity Education (Online Distance Learning Module 20 Masters Level Credits) has been established in recognition of the potential that exists for producing research in life sciences for peaceful purposes that are well-intended for public benefit but which could be misused and directed for purposes such as biowarfare and bioterrorism.
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Authors & Reviewers
(Editor: Masamichi Minehata)
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