Biosecurity in the Making - The Threats, the Aspects and the Challenge of Readiness

The explosive growth of bioeconomy and bioscience, coupled with an interconnected planet increases the potential impact of large-scale bio-events.

List of contents

A (hi)story of Horror: Biosociomics as an Integrated Field to Critically Research the Occurrence of Biothreats throughout the Ages. Agrosecurity: Integrating the Containment of Agroterrorism, Promotion of Bioeconomy and Protection of the Public Health. The Enemy in the Dish: Current and Projected Foodborne Biorisks and Liabilities. Beyond the Biosphere. Nature Avenging. The Enemy Within: Turning the Pages. The Hope of Biologicals: Toxins, Microbiomes and Phages. Cyberbiosecurity: The Threat of the Sages. Harnessing Fields, Waves and Currents: The Realm of Mages. Wars, Crime and Terror: The Perpetrated Dimension of Biothreats.

About the author

Manousos E. Kambouris, BSc in Biology in 1993, 23 months military service (1993-5), PhD in Medical Molecular Mycology in 2000 and Post-Doc research in the USA (2000-2). He has been the Hellenic Police Headquarters advisor for chem/bio risks for the 2004 Olympics. He has taught in five universities and been pro bono advisor to the Commanding Officer of the Joint NBC intervention company of the Greek General Staff. He leads the Special Projects of the LaPIT in the Department of Pharmacy, Patras University.

Summary

The explosive growth of bioeconomy and bioscience, coupled with an interconnected planet increases the potential impact of large-scale bio-events.

Product details

• Authors: Manousos (University of Patras E. Kambouris
• Assisted by: Manousos E. Kambouris (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032277325
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227732-5
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, COMPUTERS / Security / General, Terrorism, armed struggle, Social impact of environmental issues, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Agricultural science, Computer security, Developmental biology