tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Nanomedicine. 2012 Dec 28. pii: S1549-9634(12)00755-1. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2012.12.001. [Epub ahead of print]
Dual-Use nanoResearch of Concern: Recognizing Threat and Safeguarding the Power of Nanobiomedical Research Advances in the Wake of the H5N1 Controversy.
Eggleson K.
Source
University of Notre Dame, Center for Nano Science and Technology. Electronic address: keggleso@nd.edu.
Abstract
The issue of dual-use leapt to the attention of the broader research community in 2012, when papers detailing the changes that allow H5N1 (avian) influenza virus to be transmitted between mammals were published after months of controversy. Although there is little overlap between nanomedical research and the organisms, toxins, and aims recognized by governing bodies as "of concern," dual-use potential is increasing along with the rapid pace of advances in nanotechnology and other converging technologies (biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science)that introduce novel capabilities to the global community. The capacity for harmful misuse of research enabled by converging technology progress is evident in molecular manipulation of virulence factors and directed traversal of the blood-brain barrier by nanoparticles. Increased awareness on the part of nanobiomedical scientists about dual-use potential will serve the interest of public health and safety as well as the integrity of the research enterprise.
Copyright ? 2012. Published by Elsevier Inc.
PMID:
23276904
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23276904
Dual-Use nanoResearch of Concern: Recognizing Threat and Safeguarding the Power of Nanobiomedical Research Advances in the Wake of the H5N1 Controversy.
Eggleson K.
Source
University of Notre Dame, Center for Nano Science and Technology. Electronic address: keggleso@nd.edu.
Abstract
The issue of dual-use leapt to the attention of the broader research community in 2012, when papers detailing the changes that allow H5N1 (avian) influenza virus to be transmitted between mammals were published after months of controversy. Although there is little overlap between nanomedical research and the organisms, toxins, and aims recognized by governing bodies as "of concern," dual-use potential is increasing along with the rapid pace of advances in nanotechnology and other converging technologies (biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science)that introduce novel capabilities to the global community. The capacity for harmful misuse of research enabled by converging technology progress is evident in molecular manipulation of virulence factors and directed traversal of the blood-brain barrier by nanoparticles. Increased awareness on the part of nanobiomedical scientists about dual-use potential will serve the interest of public health and safety as well as the integrity of the research enterprise.
Copyright ? 2012. Published by Elsevier Inc.
PMID:
23276904
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23276904