Editing Biosecurity (section)

=== Role of education ===
The advance of the life sciences and biotechnology has the potential to bring great benefits to humankind through responding to societal challenges. However, it is also possible that such advances could be exploited for hostile purposes, something evidenced in a small number of incidents of bioterrorism, particularly by the series of large-scale offensive [[biological warfare]] programs carried out by major states in the last century. Dealing with this challenge, which has been labelled the "dual-use dilemma", requires a number of different activities. However, one way of ensuring that the life sciences continue to generate significant benefits and do not become subject to misuse for hostile purposes is a process of engagement between scientists and the security community, and the development of strong ethical and normative frameworks to complement legal and regulatory measures that are developed by states.<ref name=handbook/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bradford.ac.uk/bioethics/Guide_complete.pdf|title=Preventing Biological Threats: What You Can Do |editor-first1=Simon |editor-last1=Whitby|editor-first2=Tatyana |editor-last2=Novossiolova |editor-first3=Gerald|editor-last3= Walther|editor-first4=Malcolm|editor-last4= Dando|date=Dec 2015|publisher=Bradford Disarmament Research Centre|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>