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July 15, 2008 there will be a U.S. Government Public Consultation meeting on the questions for public comment posed in the NSABB’s “Proposed Framework for the Oversight of Dual Use Life Sciences Research: Strategies for Minimizing the Potential Misuse of Research Information”

Proposed Framework for the Oversight of Dual Use Life Sciences Research:  Strategies for Minimizing the Potential Misuse of Research Information.  This document contains the recommendations of the NSABB regarding the proposed framework for the oversight of dual use life sciences research. (Single-sided version)

Proposed Framework for the Oversight of Dual Use Life Sciences Research:  Strategies for Minimizing the Potential Misuse of Research Information.  This document contains the recommendations of the NSABB regarding the proposed framework for the oversight of dual use life sciences research. (Double-sided version)

Addressing Biosecurity Concerns Related to the Synthesis of Select Agents This document contains the recommendations of the NSABB regarding the use of synthetic genomics to synthesize select agent nucleotides.

February 2007 International Roundtable Summary

October 2007 International Roundtable Executive Summary

Announcement of Government-Wide Effort to Enhance Biosecurity in "Dual Use" Research (HHS press release)


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