Recent News

By Category: Bioterrorism

Anthrax bacteria play hide and seek

(EurekaAlert) An EPFL team discovers that, using exosomes, the lethal factor of the anthrax bacterium can travel undetected through the body for days. The bacterium responsible for anthrax develops a strategy reminiscent of the Trojan horse tale. Its pathogenic factor is able to penetrate inside a cell in such a way that it becomes completely Read More »

November 15, 2013
| Filed under Europe, North America, Agents & Toxins, Bioterrorism, and Research
Share

Deadly bioterror threats: 6 real risks

(FoxNews) Bioterrorism is back in the news with word of a dangerous new strain of botulism, for which there is no antidote. The strain is so powerful, the researchers who discovered it won’t release its genetic code until an antidote is found because they fear it will fall into the wrong hands. U.S. agencies like Read More »

November 4, 2013
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, and International
Share

Six Deadly Bioterror Threats to Watch Out For

(Healthline) In the wake of concerns about controlling a new, highly lethal substance, Healthline asked the experts about the biggest bioterror threats we face. Bioterrorism is back in the news with word of a dangerous new strain of botulism, for which there is no antidote. The strain is so powerful, the researchers who discovered it Read More »

October 28, 2013
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, and International
Share

Policing the New Scientific Frontier of Synthetic Biology

(ForeignAffairs) Ongoing research and discoveries in the life sciences — the latest and most promising involving synthetic biology — have led to extraordinary advances that will benefit society. But criminals and terrorists could manipulate such advances to disrupt public safety and national security. Since its founding in 1923, Interpol has learned that the most effective Read More »

October 28, 2013
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biosafety, Bioterrorism, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
Share

Biological weapons experts warn of deteriorating US readiness

(StarsandStripes) A quartet of biological weapons experts painted a chilling picture of a United States unprepared for a biological or chemical weapons attack — and currently squandering the opportunity to do so — before a congressional panel Friday. Testifying before the Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, the four Read More »