Open AccessThe Implications of the Biotechnology for Bioterrorism
Author(s) -
Adrian Danciu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
bulletin of university of agricultural sciences and veterinary medicine cluj-napoca. agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1843-5386
pISSN - 1843-5246
DOI - 10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:6609
Subject(s) - terrorism , microbiology and biotechnology , population , order (exchange) , risk analysis (engineering) , computer security , engineering , business , political science , computer science , biology , law , medicine , environmental health , finance
The scourge of modern society – the terrorism, can take different forms, depending on the economic capacity, scientific or logistical capabilities available to the terrorist, either way this event aims to determine strong reactions on material assets or, to the lives of the population. One of the means that terrorists can access, into triggering attacks, are known pathogenic agents, that by altering their stems in order to make them more effective in this respect. To date, there were no cases in which terrorists have used pathogens, triggering attacks on a higher level of efficiency; this fact is also due to the use of inappropriate biological material. Amid scientific advances in biotechnology, but also due to relatively easy access to means and methods developed by science it is increasingly evident that the possibility of accessing such methods or means by terrorists, for the purpose weaponizing pathogens with high levels of efficiency in use - resulting in the perverted effect / unwanted effect of the scientific development, namely its use for achieving / obtaining negative, unwanted, destructive effects - and thus being highlighted the negative side of biotechnology: " the black biotechnology".