二重利用の研究の境界を規制する
1Program on Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC 20005, USA. mfrankel@aaas.org
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 23, 2012
まとめ
新しい米国の政策は,生命科学研究における二重利用の限界に対処しています. 科学的進歩と社会的影響への影響を把握するために,さらなる議論が不可欠です.
科学分野:
- ライフサイエンス 生命科学
- バイオセキュリティーについて
- 科学政策 科学政策
背景:
- 二重利用生命科学の研究は,複雑な倫理的およびセキュリティ上の課題を提示しています.
- 既存の政策は,新興の科学能力に対応するために更新する必要があります.
- 潜在的なリスクの管理に関する国際的コンセンサスは進化しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 生命科学研究における二重利用に関する米国の新政策の影響を分析する.
- 科学者と政府機関間のさらなる交渉を必要とする分野を特定する.
- 確立された研究領域の社会的影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 新しい米国の規制の政策分析.
- 二重用途の研究に関する科学と政府の視点のレビュー.
- 潜在的な社会的影響と倫理的考慮の検討.
主要な成果:
- 新しい米国の政策は,生命科学研究における二重使用が許容されるための明確なガイドラインを確立しています.
- 重要なギャップが残っており,これらの境界の実践的な適用に関するさらなる対話が必要である.
- 研究革新と公衆の安全に対する長期的な影響は,継続的な評価を必要とします.
結論:
- この米国の政策は,生命科学研究における二重利用を規制する上で重要な一歩である.
- 研究者と政策立案者の間の継続的な協力は,責任ある科学的進歩にとって極めて重要です.
- 科学的進歩に政策を適応させることは,社会の福祉と安全にとって不可欠です.
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