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ICLS HIGHLIGHT: PAKISTAN BIOLOGICAL SAFETY ASSOCIATION (PBSA)
PBSA was started in 2008 under the dynamic leadership of Dr Anwar Nasim, and support from the National Core Group in Life Sciences (NCGLS) and COMSTECH with a principal goal of establishing a core network of experts trained in biological safety. PBSA aims to comprehensively address national biosafety issues, formulate a framework to promote best practices, standards and codes of conduct in life sciences and raise awareness about biological risks at the regional and national level. Read PBSA Newsletter
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THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE OF BIOLOGICAL RISKS
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| Extraordinary advances in biotechnology have brought enormous benefits to medicine, public health, the food industry, agriculture, and industrial processes. At the same time, the risks to public safety and security from the misuse of this technology have increased. These risks are best represented as a spectrum, ranging from emerging and re-emerging infectious disease through accident and misadventure to deliberate misuse. In order for the full humanitarian and economic benefits arising from the advances in the life sciences to be realized, it is essential that these concerns are properly identified, understood, and effectively managed. Read more |
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