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04286aam a2200397Ia 4500 001 D5F2B6E46A8A11E689525693DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160825010506 008 111219s2011 dcua b 100 0 eng d 020 $a 0309210712 020 $a 9780309210713 035 $a (OCoLC)768774311 040 $a NRZ $c NRZ $d ORU $d AAA $d NTD $d IWA $d SILO 245 00 $a Life sciences and related fields : $b trends relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention / $c 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 Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies ; 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. 246 30 $a Trends relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention 260 $a Washington, D.C. : $b National Academies Press, $c c2011. 300 $a xiv, 150 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-132). 505 0 $a Introduction -- The pace of developments in the life sciences -- Diffusion of life sciences research capacity and applications -- Integration of multiple disciplines in life sciences research -- Monitoring and assessing trends in science and technology. 520 $a During 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. 530 $a Also available online. 650 0 $a Biosecurity $v Congresses. 650 0 $a Chemical weapons $x Technological innovations $v Congresses. 650 0 $a Biological weapons $x Technological innovations $v Congresses. 650 0 $a Arms control $v Congresses. 650 0 $a Bioterrorism $x Prevention $v Congresses. 710 2 $a National Research Council (U.S.). $b Committee on Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention : An International Workshop. 710 2 $a Zhongguo ke xue yuan. 710 2 $a IAP--the Global Network of Science Academies. 710 2 $a International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 710 2 $a International Union of Microbiological Societies. 856 41 $u http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13130 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825041009.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D5F2B6E46A8A11E689525693DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search