Since September 11, governments and the public have raised serious concerns about scientific research in the life sciences that might be used by state, sub-state or terrorist organizations in the development of biological or chemical weapons. These concerns have sparked a vigorous debate about the control, regulation and governance of scientific research in the life sciences. This state-of-the-art volume examines the full extent of the issues and debates, analysing what we have and haven't learned from the past. It includes an overview of recent scientific achievements in virology,...