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− | ==== [[Media: | + | ==== [[Media:Dual-Use_Pre-Discussion_Questions_2016F.pdf| Download Pre-Discussion Questions (PDF)]] ==== |
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+ | [http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities/biosecurity/dual-use-research-of-concern/dialogue Watch video (~7 min) <i>Dual Use Research: A Dialogue</i>] (NIH Office of Science Policy) | ||
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+ | Choose <u>ONE</u> among these four dual-use case study readings. The first three are from the [https://fas.org/biosecurity/education/dualuse/ (Federation of American Scientists) website] (Federation of American Scientists). | ||
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+ | # [https://fas.org/biosecurity/education/dualuse/FAS_Wimmer/ Module 2.0 Synthesizing Poliovirus] | ||
+ | # [https://fas.org/biosecurity/education/dualuse/FAS_Jackson/ Module 4.0 Unexpected Results in Virus Research] | ||
+ | # [https://fas.org/biosecurity/education/dualuse/FAS_Basler/ Module 7.0 Reconstruction of the 1918 Influenza Virus] | ||
+ | # Airborne H5N1 flu study | ||
+ | #* Enserink M (2012) Avian influenza. Public at last, H5N1 study offers insight into virus’s possible path to pandemic. Science 336:1494–1497. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22723387 PMID: 22723387] [http://science.sciencemag.org/content/336/6088/1494.long Read at <i>Science</i>] | ||
+ | #* Maher B (2012) Bird-flu research: The biosecurity oversight. Nature 485:431-434. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22622550 PMID: 22622550] [http://www.nature.com/news/bird-flu-research-the-biosecurity-oversight-1.10695 Read at <i>Nature</i>] | ||
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+ | == Czars == | ||
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+ | * Find the primary literature describing the . If there are multiple papers, you may choose one. | ||
== Required Reading == | == Required Reading == | ||
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//Describes the chemical synthesis of polio virus and the implications for bioterrorism. | //Describes the chemical synthesis of polio virus and the implications for bioterrorism. | ||
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// Main scientific paper demonstrating how specific mutations lead H5N1 to become airborne transmissible in ferrets. | // Main scientific paper demonstrating how specific mutations lead H5N1 to become airborne transmissible in ferrets. |
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Contents |
Download Pre-Discussion Questions (PDF)
Required Reading/Viewing
Watch video (~7 min) Dual Use Research: A Dialogue (NIH Office of Science Policy)
Choose ONE among these four dual-use case study readings. The first three are from the (Federation of American Scientists) website (Federation of American Scientists).
- Module 2.0 Synthesizing Poliovirus
- Module 4.0 Unexpected Results in Virus Research
- Module 7.0 Reconstruction of the 1918 Influenza Virus
- Airborne H5N1 flu study
- Enserink M (2012) Avian influenza. Public at last, H5N1 study offers insight into virus’s possible path to pandemic. Science 336:1494–1497. PMID: 22723387 Read at Science
- Maher B (2012) Bird-flu research: The biosecurity oversight. Nature 485:431-434. PMID: 22622550 Read at Nature
Czars
- Find the primary literature describing the . If there are multiple papers, you may choose one.
Required Reading
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Describes the chemical synthesis of polio virus and the implications for bioterrorism. - Error fetching PMID 22723413:
Main scientific paper demonstrating how specific mutations lead H5N1 to become airborne transmissible in ferrets.
Additional Background
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- History of Bioterrorism (Texas Department of State Health Services)
More in-depth history and timelines than the assigned review. - Error fetching PMID 22622550:
More discussion of the context of the publication of the airborne H5N1 research. - American Anthrax Investigation Documents (FBI)
Report on the anthrax case where letters containing spores were sent to government officials after 9/11/2001.