New Flu Virus Studies Raise Security Concerns
March 4, 2019
The US government has approved resumption of once-prohibited research on flu viruses that critics worry might end with mutant versions capable of triggering global disease outbreaks if unleashed by lab accidents or terrorism. Though much remains unknown about the projects, their approval may revive questions about how to regulate so-called dual-use biological research, a challenge examined in Issues by a scholar who studies how nations govern security concerns stemming from emerging technologies.