HSE420 Week 8 Discussion - What can be done to mitigate the threat

HSE 420 WK 8 DP

Select one of the following prompts to answer:

Prompt 1: What can be done to mitigate the threat of unregulated laboratories conducting research using synthetic biology procedures and services?

Prompt 2: Dr. Jim Davis stated that the three most likely bioweapons scenarios that the United States and its allies might face in the future are the following:

1. An agroterrorist event against the United States

2. A bioweapons attack on U.S. and allied troops in the Middle East

3. A bioterrorist attack against a large population center in the United States or an allied state.

Based on what you know now and the current world situation, are these three possibilities still valid? What has changed since 2002 to make these three scenarios more or less likely?

Prompt 3: What is the most likely reason for biosecurity programs to increase in scope and complexity

Resource: Chapter 14 PowerPoint

Book: Ryan, J. (2016). Biosecurity and Bioterrorism (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann.