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  • Title: E3LSI research: an essential element of biodefense.
    Author: Green SK.
    Journal: Biosecur Bioterror; 2005; 3(2):128-37. PubMed ID: 16000044.
    Abstract:
    The threat of bioterrorism has prompted the U.S. to undertake a vast biodefense initiative, including funding biodefense-related scientific research at unprecedented levels. Unfortunately, the many ethical, economic, environmental, legal, and social implications (E(3)LSI) of biodefense research and activities are not yet receiving the attention they warrant. Previously, in laudable demonstrations of foresight and responsibility, the federal government has funded research into the E(3)LSI of other recent scientific endeavors--namely, the Human Genome Project and the nanotechnology research program--through directed appropriations from their respective research budgets. This article advocates and proposes a model for a portion of biodefense funding to be similarly set aside for an E(3)LSI research program to complement biodefense research, to ensure that bioterror preparedness does not give rise to harmful or otherwise undesirable unintended consequences.
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