Leading scientist says fear that terrorists might attack Britain with the virus was ‘far-fetched’ Brian Brady Sunday, 17 March 2013 One of the country’s foremost scientists has claimed Britain “wasted” almost £80m buying smallpox vaccine, after it emerged that the… Read More ›
. Biological Warfare
Cancer: “epidemic” among anti-US Latin American leaders?
EEV: Interesting to see how it is seen from the other side. John Robles Mar 8, 2013 01:26 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Before his death during many public speeches Hugo Chavez called cases of cancer among presidents throughout Latin America… Read More ›
A possible answer for protection against chemical/biological agents, fuel leaks, and coffee stains
Contact: Robert White robert.white@afosr.af.mil Air Force Office of Scientific Research A recent discovery funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research may very well lead to a process that not only benefits every uniformed service member of the Department… Read More ›
Could Human Enhancement Turn Soldiers Into Weapons That Violate International Law? Yes
•Subscribe •Renew •Give a Gift •Digital Edition By Patrick Lin New technologies reveal ambiguities and hidden assumptions in international humanitarian law. Alexis C. Madrigal Science fiction, or actual U.S. military project? Half a world away from the battlefield, a soldier… Read More ›
Complete Genomics CEO rebuts warnings of national security risks / “a world in which a virus engineered to kill a specific individual can be ordered online for $500 “?
14 Dec 2012 | 20:53 GMT | Posted by Monya Baker | In a letter to employees, sequencing company Complete Genomics CEO Cliff Reid predicts that the acquisition of his company by Chinese sequencing giant BGI will win approval by… Read More ›
Hacking the President’s DNA : Personalized Bioweapons
The U.S. government is surreptitiously collecting the DNA of world leaders, and is reportedly protecting that of Barack Obama. Decoded, these genetic blueprints could provide compromising information. In the not-too-distant future, they may provide something more as well—the basis for… Read More ›
Are America’s war vets ageing prematurely? Alarming study reveals how a young traumatized U.S. soldier can suffer same brain deterioration as a 70-year-old
Consortium in Boston is studying PTSD in young veterans and those exposed to traumatic brain injury In veterans no older than 30, brain imaging sometimes looks like that of a 70-year-old Current diagnosis includes self-reporting, but scientists hope to create… Read More ›
A cup of black tea could be the next line of defense in the threat of bio-terrorism according to international research
Contact: Professor Les Baillie bailliel@cf.ac.uk 029-208-75535 Cardiff University Is a cup of tea really the answer to everything — even anthrax? A cup of black tea could be the next line of defence in the threat of bio-terrorism according to… Read More ›
Study illuminates how the plague bacteria causes disease
Contact: Heidi Hardman hhardman@cell.com 617-397-2879 Cell Press The bacteria responsible for the plague and some forms of food poisoning “paralyze” the immune system of their hosts in an unexpected way, according to a new study in the September 8, 2006… Read More ›
Genome of potential bioterror agent seqenced – Brucella suis
Highlights similarities between animal, plant pathogens ROCKVILLE, MD.– Scientists at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), in collaboration with colleagues at Virginia Tech, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Animal Disease Center and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research,… Read More ›
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