title: Biodefense research: an emerging conundrum.
abstract: Biodefense research creates a conundrum for the scientific community--what are the permissible limits of biodefense research and how can knowledge in the life sciences be protected against misuse? As biodefense research expands to counter the threat of bioterrorism, so does suspicion and the need for guidance to respond to these concerns.
authors.affiliation: Center for Deterrence of Biowarfare and Bioterrorism, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA. r.atlas@louisville.edu
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Atlas
mesh_terms: D001694:Biological Warfare / Q000941:ethics; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics; D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000941:ethics; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D004189:Disaster Planning; D005380:Financing, Government; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States