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@TECHREPORT{Heinrichs:1040874,
      author       = {Heinrichs, Jan-Hendrik and Aslan, Serap Ergin and Alex,
                      Karla and Conradie, Niel Henk and Hähnel, Martin and Kropf,
                      Mario and Kuck, Jochen and Lev, Ori and Philippi, Martina
                      and Risse, Verena},
      title        = {{G}uideline on dual use and misuse of research for
                      committees for ethics in security relevant research
                      ({KEF}s)},
      volume       = {4449},
      number       = {Jül-4449},
      address      = {Jülich},
      publisher    = {Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Zentralbibliothek, Verlag},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2025-02029, Jül-4449},
      series       = {Berichte des Forschungszentrums Jülich},
      pages        = {33},
      year         = {2025},
      abstract     = {The following guideline emerged from the project DUMFE:
                      Dual Use and Misuse of Research Results (“Dual use und
                      Missbrauch von Forschungsergebnissen”), funded by the
                      German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF,
                      01GP2187). In recent years, dual use has become a
                      significant issue in research ethics for numerous reasons,
                      garnering considerable attention not only within the ethical
                      community but also in the broader scientific community and
                      among political and security circles. Among the reasons for
                      this attention are the dissemination of scientific
                      developments with high misuse potential, such as
                      gain-of-function experiments (Imai et al. 2012; Herfst et
                      al. 2012; Imperiale and Casadevall 2018); political factors,
                      including recent shifts in the global security landscape
                      (Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina
                      (Leopoldina) and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) 2024,
                      9ff.); and heightened awareness of historical misuses of
                      science (De Block and Adriaens, 2013). There is detailed
                      advice on the handling of dual use research of concern
                      provided by the Joint Committee (“Joint Committee on the
                      Handling of Security-Relevant Research”) of the German
                      National Academy of Science Leopoldina and the German
                      Research Foundation (DFG) (2022). The Joint Committee also
                      provides networking and exchange opportunities for
                      Committees for Ethics in Security-Relevant Research
                      (Kommissionen für Ethik sicherheitsrelevanter Forschung),
                      so-called KEFs. Nevertheless, additional information and
                      guidance on handling dual use research of concern is a
                      regular request in particular from scientists, but also a
                      request often heard in forums with policy experts, managers
                      and administrators of institutions in research and
                      education. The present guideline provides such additional
                      in-depth information on the definition, examples, legal as
                      well as ethical issues and options for governance of dual
                      use research. It has been written by ethicists and
                      philosophers of technology, supported by lawyers and members
                      of the commission for ethics in research of
                      Forschungszentrum Jülich. It is intended to provide
                      additional information supporting the design of and
                      deliberation in institutional bodies dealing with ethics of
                      security-relevant research. It aims to highlight decisions
                      and options relevant to different institutions and refers to
                      further sources of information throughout.},
      cin          = {INM-7 / R-A},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-7-20090406 / I:(DE-Juel1)R-A-20240906},
      pnm          = {5255 - Neuroethics and Ethics of Information (POF4-525)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5255},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3 / PUB:(DE-HGF)29},
      doi          = {10.34734/FZJ-2025-02029},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1040874},
}