Strategies for Identifying and Addressing Vulnerabilities Posed by Synthetic Biology: Proceedings of a Workshop–In Brief

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Strategies for Identifying and Addressing Vulnerabilities Posed by Synthetic Biology: Proceedings of a Workshop–In Brief

11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 11/2019. This six-page report provides highlights from a workshop held on October 11-12, 2018, for federal agency personnel and the committee that wrote the report on Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology to explore the report and its implications for what steps the Department of Defense might explore to develop options to mitigate potential misuse of synthetic biology capabilities. Participants discussed possible security concerns, and the timeframes of those concerns. (Text)