Dual use biotechnology research: The case for protective oversight

A Web of Prevention: Biological Weapons, Life Sciences and the Governance of Research

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 115-131

  Harris, Elisa D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84925851145     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770354     Document Type: Chapter

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