id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-342939-b7qn6ynk Baillie, L. Dual Use of Biotechnology 2012-01-03 .txt text/plain 6053 214 39 This article addresses issues that are central to the dual use of biotechnology, such as the public perception of risk and the need for physical containment to prevent the release of potentially dangerous microorganisms. It also examines the public and media perception of the scientists who handle and manipulate these pathogens and discusses the controls that are currently in place to ensure that scientists engaged in defense-related dual-use medical research act in a transparent and ethical manner. It also examines the public and media perception of the scientists who handle and manipulate these pathogens and discusses the controls that are currently in place to ensure that scientists engaged in defense-related dual-use medical research act in a transparent and ethical manner. Although extremely rare, this event is likely to have had a major impact on the public perception of scientists engaged in defense-related research and their motivation. ./cache/cord-342939-b7qn6ynk.txt ./txt/cord-342939-b7qn6ynk.txt