Possible Consequences of the Misuse of Biological Sciences

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CONTENTS

UNESCO International School Science for Peace Series 17

List of Participants 19

Outcomes of the First International Forum on:Possible Consequences of the Misuse of Biological

Sciences

M. Canepa and M. Martellini 31

FIRST FORUM ON “POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE MISUSE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES”



Chairpersons: M. Meselson, M. Iaccarino 41

The Goal: Prevention of the Misuse of Biological Sciences, Elimination of Biological Weapons and

the Science for Peace Oath

Y. Becker 43

The Role of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology for the Peaceful

Use of Biological Science

A. Falaschi 49

Progress in Biology – Prosperity or Tragedy

R. Petrov (presented in his absence) 63

International Criminalization of Biological Weapons

M. Meselson 73

SESSION I - PREVENTION OF THE MISUSE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Chairpersons: A. Falaschi, G. Kutukdjian, S. Adams 91

Global Biomedical Knowledge: Misuse in the North, Lack of Access in the South

C. Pasternak 93

The Role of the Microbiologists in the Prevention of the Use of Biological Weapons

R. Atlas 107

The State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR for the Prevention of Misuse of

Biological Sciences

S. Netesov 125

Prevention of Misuse of Biological Sciences

V. Volkov 141

Prevention of Biological Warfare: What Can We Learn from History?

E. Geissler 155

Conversion of Biological Weapon Research and Development

A Global View in 1997

M. Leitenberg 177

The WHO Military Network for Surveillance and Control of Emerging and other Communicable

Diseases

R. D’Amelio 239

SESSION II – BIOETHICS

Chairperson: E. Geissler 253

UNESCO and Bioethics

G. Kutukdjian 255

Bioethics and the Prevention of the Misuse of Biological Sciences

A. Guruge 269

Actual Problems of Bioethics

G. Gerin 301

SESSION III - CONSEQUENCES OF THE MISUSE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: IMMUNOLOGY,

MOLECULAR VIROLOGY AND VACCINES, ANIMAL HEALTH

Chairpersons: C. Pasternak, A. Guruge 317

Biological Questions on the Border of the Third Millennium

P. Volpe 319

The Fragility of the Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses in Microbial Disease

V. Colizzi 333

The Consequences of a Biological War: Can We Protect Humans and Animals by Synthetic Peptide

and DNA Vaccines?

Y. Becker 341

SESSION IV – BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE

Chairpersons: Y. Becker, R. Zilinskas 351

Reaching for Biosecurity by Countering a New Danger to Democratic Order

R. Zilinskas 353

Improving Biological Security: the Process of Strengthening the BTW Convention

I. Hunger 367

Majnoon Island Experience : Consequences of Biological and Chemical Warfare

S. Adams 389

Prevention of Biological and Chemical Warfare: Regional or Zonal Approaches

J. Prawitz 409

Chemical and Biological Weapons : If it’s so Useful

Y. Shapir 453

SESSION V – BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE

Chairperson: M. Martellini 473

Possible Conseguences of the Misuse of Biological Sciences

G. Harigel 475

An Overview on the National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention

T. Stock 487

Understanding Peace in the Context of Science: Some Reflections on Biological Warfare

J. Levy 513

The Role of the Italian National Authority for the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons

Convention

M. Sica 519

VOLTA LECTURES

Chairperson: V. Kouzminov 527

Interdisciplinarity in Science : The Supermarket, the Zip and the Cake Mix

P. Colyer 529

Un Anima per l’Europa

A. Forti 541

History of Physics and Physics in History

I. Khalatnikov 547

SPECIAL VOLTA LECTURE

Chairperson: G. Giorello

Could Computers Become Superior to Human Beings

D. Gillies 555