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This website identifies organizations that "represent various perspectives
on what actions individual scientists, research institutions, science journals,
the public, and government can do to minimize the threat of bioterrorism while
maximizing the benefits of life science research."
Included are:
- international organizations (e.g., the BioWeapons Prevention Project, the
International Coalition of the Red Cross, and the U.N. Department for
Disarmament Affairs)
- nongovernmental organizations (e.g., the Chemical and Biological Arms
Control Institute, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the
Nuclear Threat Initiative)
- organizations providing information on biological threat agents (e.g.,
the Michigan State Medical Society Biodefense Resource Center; the Texas
Department of State Health Services, Information on Biological Agents and
Bioterrorism Resources; and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Center for Biosecurity)
- U.S. government agencies (e.g., the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Emergency Preparedness and Response Program; the Joint Program
Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense; and the U.S. Army
Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense)
- university policy centers (e.g., the Emory University Center for Public
Health Preparedness and Research, the St. Louis University Institute for
Biosecurity, and the UW Forum on Science Ethics and Policy)
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