Next Generation Biosecurity: Responding to 21st Century Biorisks
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Course overview
- Provider
- Futurelearn
- Course type
- Free trial availiable
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 6 hours
- Course author
- Kathryn Millett
Description
Learn about biosecurity, biosafety and bioethics, and why they're vital - inside and outside of the lab.
Explore biosecurity and learn how to respond to biological threats
Today’s world is facing more biological threats than ever, from mutations to antibiotic resistance to new diseases and increased access to engineered diseases. It’s vital that scientific research is being carried out safely to protect those who work in the lab as well as wider communities.
On this course you will get an introduction to these issues, exploring biosecurity, biological threats and how to counter them in your work. You will also learn about responding to biological challenges and learn to examine issues in the lab.
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