Dual-use research codes of conduct: Lessons from the life sciences

NanoEthics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 175-183

  Selgelid, Michael J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological weapons; Chemical weapons; Codes of conduct; Dual use; Ethics; Influenza; Mousepox; Nanoethics; Polio; Regulation; Responsibility; Science policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949775419     PISSN: 18714757     EISSN: 18714765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11569-009-0074-y     Document Type: Article

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