Biotechnology, Security and the Search for Limits

Synopsis of Biotechnology, Security and the Search for Limits

«Biotechnology, Security and the Search for Limits» is Brian Rappert's essay on biotechnology and security, in hardback from Palgrave Macmillan.

The book examines the security implications of biotechnology after 9/11 and the anthrax attacks, and debates about limits on the openness of scientific research. It also addresses the methodological challenges of social research and the role of the biological and social sciences in the face of social problems.

A 2007 work in the New Security Challenges series. Text in English, 209 pages, with bibliographic references and index.

Intended for researchers, security analysts and scholars of the relationship between science, technology and public policy.