White House Policy Requires Risk-Benefit Analysis Of Dual-Use Research

The White House science office has released a new policy on dual-use research that applies a higher standard of federal oversight requiring agencies that oversee such research to determine the risks outweigh the benefits and appropriate risk mitigations are in place, following a recommendation to enhance safety measures from federal science advisors last year. Under the new policy , issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, researchers conducting activities assessed to be part of two categories...