Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC)
Although biological research produces useful knowledge for health, and in creating beneficial products and technologies, some research may present biosafety and biosecurity risks or provide knowledge, information, products, or technologies that could be misapplied to do harm with no, or only minor, modification to pose a significant threat with potential consequences to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, materiel, or national security. Any research that may fall into the categories stated above are defined as Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC).