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Dual Use Research
  The Dual Use Research Program is a focal point for the development of policies addressing life sciences research that yield information or technologies with the potential to be misused to threaten public health or other aspects of national security.  
  OBA's activities to address such "dual use" research include convening and managing the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB)  
  The purposes of the NSABB are to:  
   Advise the Federal government on strategies to minimize the risks and harm that could result from malevolent use of legitimate research.  
   Support development of Federal and institutional oversight guidelines.  
   Promote awareness in the research community about the dual-use issue.  
   Foster international collaboration on issues related to dual-use research.  
 
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