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The Only Thing Scarier Than Bio-Warfare is the Antidote – Newsweek

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March 13, 2014
| Filed under Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism
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Experts say synthetic biology makes bioterrorism more accessible

(Bio Prep Watch) Biodefense and counter-terrorism experts Patrick Rose and Adam Bernier said on Monday that advancements in synthetic biology could give more options to organizations that want to develop and pursue biological weapons. The pair published a two-part series on CBRNePortal explaining that advancements in synthetic biology and “DIYbio” have made biological weapons more Read More »

March 3, 2014
| Filed under Biological Weapons, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism
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Nazis planned to use malaria-infected mosquitoes as biological weapons – Telegraph

February 16, 2014
| Filed under Biological Weapons and International
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Nazis planned to use malaria-infected mosquitoes as biological weapons

(Telegraph) Hitler’s scientists planned to use malaria-infected mosquitoes as biological weapons by sending them behind enemy lines in the Second World War, according to research. SS leader Heinrich Himmler ordered secret research into how insects infected with the disease could be kept alive long enough to be used against the allies, German academic Dr Klaus Read More »

February 16, 2014
| Filed under Europe, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, and International
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Mosquito Wars: Secret Bioweapons Development In Nazi Germany

February 14, 2014
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