Book Chapters

Thorat, K. and Namdeo, S.K., 2025. ‘Securing the Life Sciences: The Role of Biosafety and Biosecurity in the Biological Weapons Convention’ in A. Lele (ed), 50 YEARS OF THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: Tracking the Journey, Pentagon Press, Chapter 10.

Dr. Ketan Thorat and Dr. Suryesh Kumar Namdeo explore how biosafety and biosecurity have become central to the Biological Weapons Convention in an era of rapid advances in biotechnology. Drawing on historical incidents, emerging technologies, and BWC processes, the chapter outlines pathways for strengthening global biological risk governance.

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