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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Biological attack"”.
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New forces yet undetermined : the challenge of biodefense
… protecting the United States from a catastrophic biological attack. The traditional approaches would not merely fail but would be counterproductive. Most of the relevant literature - in both the policy and academic worlds - urges the application of traditional strategies to combat the risk of …
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Bugs Dividing: The Impact of Synthetic Biology on the Proliferation of Biological Weapons
… facing the United States is the possible use of biological weapons by a near-peer state, rogue nation or terrorist organization. Currently there are an increasing number of pathogens suitable for biological weapons. This threat has increased due to the rapid advances made world wide in the field …
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Deadly Science: Biological Weapons and the Threat to America
… has become a reality. The danger posed by biological weapons is real and the consequences of such an attack against America would be severe. This project is intended to provide valuable insight into biological weapons and their effects. This thesis will also examine America’s current …
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An experimental study of the environmental impacts of CCA-treated wood waste land application
… of wood by 20-50 years by making it resistant to biological attack. As such, in-service CCA treated wood is expected to be a major component of the UK wood waste stream in the future. Concerns over the impact of the chemical constituents of this treatment on both the environment and human health …
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Surface Polysaccharides of Francisella tularensis: Further Characterization, Role in Virulence, and Application to Novel Vaccine Strategies
… two decades after the September 11th terrorism attack and the use of Bacillus anthracis spores in a biological attack on the United States Postal Services in 2001. This research has uncovered many of the various virulence factors of F. tularensis including an intracellular nature, the unique …