On the need for a national board to assess dual use research of concern.
Departments of Microbiology and Immunology and Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA arturo.casadevall@einstein.yu.edu.
Arturo
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Casadevall
Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology and Elizabeth B. Lamb Center for Pediatric Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Terence S
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Dermody
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Michael J
MJ
Imperiale
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
Rozanne M
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Sandri-Goldin
Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Thomas
T
Shenk
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration