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Publications

In addition to the project monographs, experts and other associates have published a number of papers on issues related to dual-use bioethics & biosecurity. This page provides links to the material produced and is divided into three main categories:

• Other publications by project experts
• Policy material
• Other publications of interest

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Other Publications by Project Experts

In addition to the monographs, experts involved in the dual-use bioethics project have published a number of other academic publications related to this topic:

• Kelle, Alexander, Nixdorff, Kathryn & Dando, Malcolm, Sciences et technologies en rapport avec la CIAB (381KB, pdf), Sécurité Globale, Number 17, Autumn 2011 (in french)
• Judi Sture & Masamichi Minehata, More BTWC Education Needed for Life Scientists, Op-Ed, Virtual Biosecurity Center, Federation of American Scientists, 16 August 2011
• Malcolm Dando. (2011) Conjectures about non-lethal weapons and the CWC. New Security Learning. Issue No. 6.
• Markus Schmidt, Malcolm Dando and Anna Deplazes. (2011) Dealing with the Outer Reaches of Synthetic Biology Biosafety, Biosecurity, IPR, and Ethical Challenges of Chemical Synthetic Biology. In: Pier Luigi Luisi and Cristiano Chiarabelli (eds.). Chemical Synthetic Biology. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK.
• Rappert, Brian. (2011). A teachable moment for biological weapons: The Seventh BWC Review Conference and the need for international cooperation in education. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. 67(3): 1-7.
• Dando, Malcolm and Whitby, Simon (2011). Dual Use Research, Biosecurity, and the Responsible Conduct of Research. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Research Integrity Newsletter. March, Volume 19, No. 2, p 5.
  Dual Use Research, Biosecurity, and the Responsible Conduct of Research (106kb)
• Perkins, Dana. (2011). International Mechanisms for Investigations of Alleged Use of Biological Weapons. Society Scope, Winter, Vol. 14, No. 1.
  BW Investigations SAFMLS-article (871kb)
• Lela Bakanidze, Paata Imnadze and Dana Perkins. (2010). Biosafety and biosecurity as essential pillars of international health security and cross-cutting
  elements of biological nonproliferation. BMC Public Health, 10(Suppl 1):S12.
  Biosafety Biosecurity BMC Public Health article (729kb)
• Bezuidenhout. L. (2010) "Commentary on the African Biological Safety Association Inaugural Meeting", March 8 - 12 2010 South African Journal of Science 106 vol 5/6. http://www.sajs.co.za/index.php/SAJS/article/viewArticle/208/317
• Dando. M (2010) "Advances in Neuroscience and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention", Paper presented at a meeting organised by the University of Bath and UNIDIR, "The Global Challenge of Biological Controls," at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, 8-9 April, 2010. Biotechnology Research International, 25 August 2010. http://www.sage-hindawi.com/journals/btri/aip.973851.html
• Dando. M (2010) "Neuroethicists are not saying enough about the problem of dual-use", Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 8 July 2010. http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/malcolm-dando/neuroethicists-are-not-saying-enough-about-the-problem-of-dual
• Dando. M (2010) "Better incorporating ethicists into the life sciences", Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1 March 2010. http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/malcolm-dando/better-incorporating-ethicists-the-life-sciences
• Dando. M (2009) "Bringing a "culture of responsibility" to life scientists", Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 18 December 2009 http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/malcolm-dando/bringing-culture-of-responsibility-to-life-scientists
• Dando. M (2009) "Can the U.S. lead the way on dual-use education?" Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 16 June 2009, http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/malcolm-dando/can-the-us-lead-the-way-dual-use-education
• Dando. M (2009) "Bioethicists enter the dual-use debate", Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 20 April 2009, http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/malcolm-dando/bioethicists-enter-the-dual-use-debate
• Kelle. A  (2009) "Synthetic Biology and Biosecurity. From low levels of awareness to a comprehensive strategy", EMBO Reports, Vol.10, Special Issue, S23-S27. http://opus.bath.ac.uk/15287/
• Kelle. A (2009) "Ensuring the Security of Synthetic Biology - towards a 5P governance strategy", Systems and Synthetic Biology, Vol.3, pp.85-90. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759433/
• Kelle. A, Dando. M and Nixdorff. K (2010) "Strengthening BWC Prevention of State-sponsored Bioweapons", Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol.66, No.1, pp.18-23. http://catalogue.sipri.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?bib=74643
• Mancini. G & Revill. J (2009) "Promoting Sustainable Education and Awareness Raising on Biosecurity and Dual-Use for the Next Generation of Life Scientists", Working paper produced for the Landau Network-Centro Volta.
• Revill. J (2010) "The Role of Education in the Chemical Weapons Convention; some Possible Lessons from the Bio-experience?", Working paper prepared for the Seminar: 'OPCW's contribution to the international security dimension: achievements and challenges'.
• Revill. J & Dando. M (2009) "The Rise of Biosecurity in International Arms Control", in Rappert. B & Gould. C "Biosecurity: Origins, Transformations and Practices". Palgrave Macmillan
• Revill. J & Mancini. G (2010) "Implementing and Measuring the Efficacy of Biosecurity and Dual Use Education", IN: Rappert [ed] 2010 "Ethics, Education, and the Life Sciences", ANU publication. http://epress.anu.edu.au/education_ethics.html
• Rappert, B. [ed] (2010) "Education and Ethics in the Life Sciences: Strengthening the Prohibition of Biological Weapons", Canberra: Australian National University E Press  http://epress.anu.edu.au/education_ethics.html
• Rappert. B & Bezuidenhout. L (2010) "Lessons for Moving Forward", Education and the Life Sciences Canberra: Australian National University E Press.  http://epress.anu.edu.au/education_ethics.html
• Rappert. B & Gould. C (2009) "The Challenges of Science and Security", Politeia 28/2.
• Rappert. B & Gould. C [eds] (2009) "Biosecurity", London: Palgrave.
• Rappert. B (2009) "The Definitions, Uses, and Implications of Biosecurity", IN: Biosecurity London: Palgrave.
• Rappert. B (2009) "Experimental Secrets". Landham, MD: University Press of America.
• Rappert. B (2010) "Introduction: Education as...." IN: Education and the Life Sciences Canberra: Australian National University E Press. http://epress.anu.edu.au/education_ethics.html
• Selgelid, M. J. (2009) "Dual-Use Research Codes of Conduct:  Lessons from the Life Sciences", NanoEthics,  3(3). http://springerlink.com/content/05m15768xm0v7120/p=504ae984070d483ea999b8ab02e9f18a&pi=0
• Selgelid, M. J. and Weir, L. (2010) "Reflections on the Synthetic Production of Poliovirus", Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, 66(3). [Electronic] http://thebulletin.metapress.com/content/u00t509581200535/?p=924db08b4ceb41f399a9a3e3baf0fd95&pi=0
• Selgelid, M. J. and Weir, L. (2010) "The Mousepox Experience: An Interview with Ronald Jackson and Ian Ramshaw on Dual-use Research", EMBO Reports 11(1) , pp. 18-24 http://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v11/n1/abs/embor2009270.html
• Selgelid, M.J. (2010) "Ethics Engagement of the Dual Use Dilemma:  Progress and Potential" IN: Education and Ethics in the Life Sciences:  Strengthening the Prohibition of Biological Weapons, ed. by Brian Rappert.  Canberra:  ANU E Press, 2010, pp. 23-34. http://epress.anu.edu.au/education_ethics/pdf/ch01.pdf
• Sture. J (2010) "Private Morals and Public Ethics:  Cultural Aspects of Moral Development and Ethical Learning" at the Inaugural Event of the Newly Designated WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University, 28-29 January 2010. http://epress.anu.edu.au/education_ethics/pdf/ch01.pdf
• Weir. L & Michael J. Selgelid. (2009) "Professionalization as a Governance Strategy for Synthetic Biology", Syst Synth Biol, 3:91¿97. http://ukpmc.ac.uk/articlerender.cgi?artid=1835688

Policy Material

Experts and researchers have also develop a number of more policy orientated papers, reports and presentations related to dual-use bioethics including, inter alia, the following:

• Kelle. A (2010) Presentation "Synthetic Biology as a Field of a Dual-Use Bioethical Concern", at the Inaugural Event of the Newly Designated WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University. 28-29 January 2010
• Rappert. B (2009)  "`Dual Use' Science: International Policies and Initiatives" Presented at the National Medical Defence College (Tokyo) 18 September.
• Rappert. B(2009) "Biosecurity Education" Presented at the RISTEX/MEXT (Tokyo) 15 September.
• Rappert. B(2009) "Towards Realizing a Web of Prevention" Presented at the Sixth IWG-LNCV Workshop and Round Table on Biosecurity and Biosafety (Como) 13 November.
• Rappert. B (2010) "Experiences, Resources, and Models for Strengthening the Prohibition through Education" Presented at the 'Biosafety and Biosecurity: Implementing the Recommendations Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention' (Kiev) 16 Febuary.
• Revill. J  (2009) "Biosecurity Education: Surveys from Europe and Japan" presentation to the National Academies of Science [US] Workshop on Promoting Education on Dual Use Issues in the Life Sciences, Warsaw, November 2009. http://dels.nas.edu/bls/warsaw/NAS%20PAPER%20FINAL%20sent.pdf
• Revill. J (2010) "The Role of Education in the Chemical Weapons Convention; some Possible Lessons from the Bio-experience", Draft working paper prepared for the Seminar: 'OPCW's contribution to the international security dimension: achievements and challenges" Berlin, Germany, 8th June 2010
• Whitman. J (2010) "Nanotechnology and Dual-Use Dilemmas", at the Inaugural Event of the Newly Designated WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University, 28-29 January 2010
• Sture. J (2010) "Private Morals and Public Ethics:  Cultural Aspects of Moral Development and Ethical Learning" at the Inaugural Event of the Newly Designated WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University, 28-29 January 2010
• Bezuidenhout. L (2010) "Dual-use issues and developing countries" African Biological Safety Association, Nairobi, 8-12 March 2010.
• Selgelid. M. J. [contributor] (2010) "Guidelines Document on Responsible Life Science Research". World Health Organization (WHO) Project on Life Science Research and Global Health.  Authored Ethics Framework
• Minehata. M (2009) "Statement by Mr. Masamichi Minehata on behalf of the National Defense Medical College and the University of Bradford"delivered at the Meeting of Experts of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, 24-28 August, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/sbtwc/dube/resource/UNdocuments/mx09_statement.pdf 
• Whitby. S (2009) Presentation to the National Academies of Science [US] Workshop on Promoting Education on Dual Use Issues in the Life Sciences, Warsaw, November 2009
• Yamada. N., Kobayashi. Y., Shinomiya. N., Miyahira. Y., Dando. M. R., Whitby. S, and Minehata. M (2009) "Building a Biosecurity Education Module Resource", poster presented at the Meeting of Experts of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, 24-28 August, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Other Publications of Interest

There are a number of other publications and materials related to dual-use bioethics, which may be of interest, including the following:  

• David B. Resnik and Adil E. Shamoo. (2011) The Singapore Statement on Research Integrity. Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance, 1545-5815, Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages 71 ¿ 75. 
• Zubin Mastera. (2011). The Responsible Conduct of Bioethics Research. Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance, Volume 18, Issue 2,  Pages 102 - 119.
• Australia (2005) "Raising awareness: approaches and opportunities for outreach" BWC/MSP/2005/MX/WP.29, 21 June 2005, Meeting of Experts: 13-24 June 2005, Geneva.  http://www.opbw.org/new_process/mx2005/bwc_msp.2005_mx_wp29_E.pdf  
• Becker. U (2006) "Light at the End of the Tunnel: The Sixth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention", Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Report No. 79. http://www.hsfk.de/fileadmin/downloads/prif79.pdf
• BMA (1999) "Biotechnology, Weapons and Humanity" London: Harwood Academic Publishers.
• Brassington. I (2007) "John Harris' Argument For A Duty To Research" Bioethics, Volume 21, Issue 3, March 2007. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118486385/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
• Canada (2005) "Biodefence: Codes of Conduct and Practice", BWC/MSP/2005/MX/WP.5 9 June 2005. http://www.opbw.org/new_process/mx2005/bwc_msp.2005_mx_wp05_E.pdf
• Dando. M & Revill. J (2005) "Raising Awareness: A Hippocratic Oath for Life Scientists", Bradford Briefing Paper No. 18 (2nd Series) November 2005. http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/sbtwc/briefing/bw-briefing.htm
• Dando. M (2008) "Raising life scientists' awareness", Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 9 June 2008. http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/malcolm-dando/raising-life-scientists-awareness
• Dando. M . R (2004) "Biotechnology Weapons and Humanity II", 22 September 2006, Board of Science and Education, British Medical Association, London.
• Dando. M. R & Rappert. B (2005) "Codes of Conduct for the Life Sciences: Some Insights from UK Academia", Bradford Briefing Paper No 16 (Second Series). http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/sbtwc/briefing/BP_16_2ndseries.pdf
• EC (2007) "Green Paper on Bio-Preparedness", COM(2007) 399 final, Commission of the European Communities, 11 July 2007, Brussels. http://ec.europa.eu/food/resources/gp_bio_preparedness_en.pdf
• Fiddler. D & Gostin. L. O (2008) "Biosecurity in the Global Age: Biological weapons, Public Health and the Rule of Law", Stanford, California, Stanford University Press.
• Germany (2003) ¿German approaches to awareness-raising¿, BWC/MSP.2003/MX/WP.22, 2003 Meeting of Experts: 18-29 August 2003, Geneva. http://www.opbw.org/new_process/mx2003/bwc_msp.2003_mx_wp22.pdf
• IAP (2005) "Statement on Biosecurity", 7 November 2005, The Interacademy Panel on International Issues, http://www.interacademies.net/?id=5405
• ICRC (2002) "Appeal on Biotechnology, Weapons and Humanity", 25 September 2002, International Committee of the Red Cross. http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList515/274D020806432963C1256C3E005C4338
• India (2005) "Indian initiatives on Codes of Conduct for scientists", BWC/MSP/2005/MX/WP.23, Meeting of Experts: 13-24 June 2005, Geneva.   http://www.opbw.org/new_process/mx2005/bwc_msp.2005_mx_wp23_E.pdf
• Italy (2005) "Codes of Conduct for Biological Scientists", BWC/MSP/2005/MX/WP.34, Meeting of Experts, 13-24 June 2005, Geneva.  http://www.opbw.org/new_process/mx2005/bwc_msp.2005_mx_wp34_E.pdf
• Japan (2005) "Codes of Conduct for Scientists: A View From Analysis of the Bioindustrial Sectors", BWC/MSP/2005/MX/WP.22, 14 June 2005, Meeting of Experts, 13-24 June 2005, Geneva.  http://www.opbw.org/new_process/mx2005/bwc_msp.2005_mx_wp22_E.pdf
• King. N. B. (2007) "The Ethics of Biodefense", Bioethics, Volume 19, Issue 4, August 2005. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=777815
• Matthews. R (2006) "Workplace Code", Second BWC Regional Workshop, Bali, Indonesia, 6-7 March 2006  http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/events/bwc/files/Workplace-Code.pdf
• National Academies of Science [US] (2009) "A New Biology for the 21st Century: Ensuring the United States Leads the Coming Biology Revolution", National Academies Press. http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12764
• National Academy of Sciences [US] (2004) "Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism", The National Academies Press [US], Washington, DC.   http://www.nap.edu/books/0309089778/html/
• National Academy of Sciences [US] (2006) "Globalization, Biosecurity, and the Future of the Life Sciences", National Academies Press. http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11567
• Nixdorff. K & Bender. W (2002) "Biotechnology, Ethics of Research, and Potential Spin-off", INESAP Information Bulletin, 19 (March): p. 19-22
• Nixdorff. K (2006) "Statement by the International Network of Engineers and Scientists Working Group on Biological and Toxin Weapons Control", Sixth Review Conference, 20 November - 8 December, 2006, Geneva. http://www.bwpp.org/6RevCon/documents/20061121INES.pdf
• Rappert. B & Gould. C [eds] (2009) "Biosecurity: Origins, Transformations and Practices", New Security Challenges Series, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
• Rappert. M. D, Chevrier. M & Dando. M (2006) "In-depth Implementation of the BTWC: Education and Outreach", Bradford Review Conference Papers no 18. http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/sbtwc/briefing/RCP_18.pdf
• Rotblat. J (1995) "Remember Your Humanity", Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, 1995. http://www.pugwash.org/award/Rotblatnobel.htm
• Royal Society (2006) "International workshop on Science & Technology developments relevant to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention", Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Workshop, The Royal Society; 4-6 September, 2006. http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk
• Sandia National Laboratories (2004) "Symposium Summary", International Biosecurity Symposium: Securing High Consequence Pathogens and Toxins, Sandia National Laboratories, Sandia Report, June 2004, SAND2004-2109. http://www.biosecurity.sandia.gov/subpages/pastConf/20032005/securing/01Int-Symposium-Summary-Final.pdf
• Schneidmiller. C (2009) "Scientists See Bioterrorism Threat, Doubt Their Work Would Contribute to Attack", Global Security Newswire, 6 February 2009. http://gsn.nti.org/gsn/nw_20090206_9929.php
• Select Committee on Foreign Affairs (2002) "The Biological Weapons Green Paper", Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, First Report. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmselect/cmfaff/150/15004.htm#a5
• UK (2005) "United Kingdom Examples of Codes of Conduct and Associated Activities Related to Government Science", BWC/MSP/2005/MX/WP.17, Meeting of Experts, 13-24 June 2005, Geneva. http://www.opbw.org/new_process/mx2005/bwc_msp.2005_mx_wp17_E.pdf
• UN (2005) "Report of the Meeting of Experts", BWC/MSP/2005/MX/3, 5 August 2005, Meeting of Experts, 13-24 June 2005, Geneva. http://www.opbw.org/new_process/mx2005/bwc_msp.2005_mx_3_E.pdf
• UN (2005) "Report of the Meeting of States Parties", BWC/MSP/2005/3 14 December 2005, Meeting of States Parties, 5-9 December, Geneva.  2005. http://www.opbw.org/new_process/msp2005/BWC_MSP_2005_3_E.pdf
• UN (2006) "Final Document of the Sixth Review Conference", BWC/CONF.VI/6, Sixth Review Conference, 20 November - 8 December, 2006, Geneva. http://www.opbw.org/rev_cons/6rc/docs/6/BWC_CONF.VI_6_EN.pdf
• US (2005) "Presentations Submitted by the United States", BWC/MSP/2005/MX/MISC.4, Meeting of Experts, 13-24 June 2005, Geneva. http://www.opbw.org/new_process/mx2005/bwc_msp.2005_mx_misc.4_E.pdf 
• US (2008) "Statement by the US", 1 December 2008, Meeting of States Parties, 1-5 December, Geneva.  2008 http://www.opbw.org/new_process/msp2008/BWC_MSP_2008_Statement_USRepresentative_E.pdf