Responsible research with biological select agents and toxins / Committee on Laboratory Security and Personnel Reliability Assurance Systems for Laboratories Conducting Research on Biological Select Agents and Toxins, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies - Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2009. - xvii, 170 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-141).

Introduction -- The current regulatory environment -- Guiding principles for science and security -- Issues related to personnel reliability -- Managing BSAT research and the select agent program.

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Biological laboratories--Safety measures.--United States
Biological laboratories--Security measures--United States.
Microbiological laboratories--Safety measures.--United States
Laboratories--Security measures--United States.
Biology--Research--Standards
Bioterrorism--Safety measures.
Hazardous substances.
Biological weapons.

570.289 / NAT 2009