The Molecularisation of Security

Autorentext

Christopher Long is currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Sussex, UK.

Klappentext

This book investigates the way that the molecular sciences are shaping contemporary security practices in relation to the governance of biological threats.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: The Molecular Vision of Life, Medical Countermeasures and (In)Security 2. Contingency, Insecurity and the Visualisation of Life at the Molecular Level 3. Preparedness and Governmental Support for Medical Countermeasure Development 4. Constant Biological Dynamics, Immunology and Magic Bullets 5. Process Biology and Medical Countermeasures to Combat Viral and Bacterial Threats 6. Conclusion: Rendering the Future Disease Threat Constant, Manipulable and Governable