ETHICS AND BIOSECURITY TOOLKIT FOR SCIENTISTS, THE

by Judi Sture

Overview

This book is designed to be an easy-to-use guide to understanding the ethical and biosecurity implications of life science research. It provides a framework that will enable scientists, lab managers, researchers, students and teachers to anticipate how research may be used to cause harm, and to identify the steps that can be taken to minimise this risk.Life science research is covered by two international weapons treaties and the tools presented in this book will help scientists and researchers to meet their responsibilities under these conventions. This book will help you: If you've never been sure of how ethics relates to your work this toolkit will help you understand the challenges you do indeed face. Real-world case studies of biosecurity risks and failures will help scientists and all those who work to support science at all levels come to a new understanding of the widespread potential for misuse of research in the life sciences. By asking the questions set out in this book, scientists will be better able to recognise and reduce these risks. This framework is designed to be useful for senior scientists as well as students, and all researchers in between.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786340948
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
Publication date:	09/27/2016
Series:	Handbook Of Porphyrin Science , #8
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	332
File size:	2 MB

Table of Contents

Preface v

About the Author xv

Chapter 1 Why Do We Need Biosecurity Ethics in Science? 1

Chapter 2 Dual Use Awareness as Part of Biological and Chemical Security 27

Chapter 3 Risks and Responses Fit for the 21st Century 53

Chapter 4 Ethics and You: What Does it All Mean? 87

Chapter 5 The Ethics Toolkit 1: Ethics as Other People's Rights 121

Chapter 6 The Ethics Toolkit 2: Ethics as Your Responsibilities to Others 167

Chapter 7 How and When to Apply and Review Ethics in Practice 199

Chapter 8 Still Not Convinced that You Need to Address Bio-Chemical Security in Your Work? 229

Chapter 9 Closing Thoughts 265

Index 285