Globalization, biosecurity, and the future of the life sciences - National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Advances in Technology and the Prevention of Their Application to Next Generation Biowarfare Threats (Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2006)
Advances in technologies with relevance to biology: the future landscape -- A classification scheme for biological technologies -- Acquisition of novel biological or molecular diversity --DNA synthesis -- DNA shuffling -- Bioprospecting -- Combinatorial chemistry: generating chemical diversity -- High throughput screening -- Directed design -- Rational drug design -- Synthetic biology -- Genetic engineering of viruses -- Understanding and manipulating biological systems -- RNA interference (RNAi) -- High affinity binding reagents (Aptamers and tadpoles) -- Computational biology and bioinformatics -- Systems biology -- Genomic medicine -- Modulators of homeostatic systems -- Production, delivery and packaging -- Plants as production platforms (Biopharming) -- Microfluidics and microfabrication -- Nanotechnology -- Aerosol technology -- Microencapsulation technology -- Gene therapy technologies -- Targeting biologically-active materials to specific locations within the body -- The complementarity and synergy of technologies -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Cataloged from the prepublication edition.
Includes bibliographical references.
Also available on the Internet.
Keywords: Bioterrorism; Biological warfare; Biotechnology