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Biosecurity : Origins, Transformations and Practices /

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This book explores the origins, interpretations and meanings of the term 'biosecurity'. It brings together contributors on issues relating to the perceptions of the threat of biological weapons and how states are responding, or not, to the challenges posed by the potential of the products...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gould, Chandré (Editor), Rappert, Brian (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:New security challenges series.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Biotechnology.
International Relations.
Life Sciences, general.
Military and Defence Studies.
Political Science.
Societal Aspects of Physics.
International relations.
Life sciences.
Political science.
Politics and war.
Science > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book explores the origins, interpretations and meanings of the term 'biosecurity'. It brings together contributors on issues relating to the perceptions of the threat of biological weapons and how states are responding, or not, to the challenges posed by the potential of the products of the life sciences to be used for destructive purposes.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 250 pages)
ISBN:9780230245730
DOI:10.1057/9780230245730