Table 2.

Topics covered in the main body of the UK's contribution to the 2001 Background Paper*.

	Genomics and proteomics
	Bioinformatics
	Human Genome Project and human diversity
	Gene therapy
	Virulence and pathogenicity
	Vaccines and novel therapies
	Recombinant protein expression
	Toxins and other bioactive molecules
	Detection and identification technologies
	Human infectious disease patterns
	Smallpox destruction
	Drug resistance
	Disease in agriculture
	Pest control in agriculture
	Global initiatives to tackle disease
	Molecular biology applications and crops
	Trends in protein production technologies
	International cooperation and biosafety: activities under the Biodiversity Convention
	Means of delivery of agents and toxins
	Use of pathogens to control weeds and “criminal” crops
	Bioremediation: the destruction of material
	Countering the threat of BW terrorism
	Impact of the entry into force of the CWC

*From [4].