News tagged with biological weapon
Francisella tularensis: Stopping a biological weapon
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Jul 28, 2008 |
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Scientists hope a vaccine is on the horizon for tularemia, a fatal disease caused by the pathogen Francisella tularensis, an organism of concern as a potential biological warfare agent. Until recently we knew very little ...
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Scientist: Bird flu not biological weapon
Feb 03, 2006 |
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The avian influenza virus originated naturally and is not a biological weapon, a senior Russian scientist has said.
Biological warfare in bacteria offers hope for new antibiotics
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Scientists are to study a group of proteins that are highly effective at killing bacteria and which could hold the key to developing new types of antibiotics.
Many Deaths Still Expected With Earth-Penetrating Nuclear Weapons
Apr 27, 2005 |
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A nuclear weapon that is exploded underground can destroy a deeply buried bunker efficiently and requires significantly less power to do so than a nuclear weapon detonated on the surface would, says a new report from the ...
Immersive Game System Allows Physical Interaction Between Players
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With a new immersive multiplayer game system, researchers are further blurring the line between gaming and the real world. Using a mouse and keyboard sounds kind of quaint compared to the ...
U.S. microwave-weapon tests revealed
Jul 22, 2005 |
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Precautions used to test U.S. military's microwave weapon ADS for crowd control have raised questions about its safety, says a report.
Tiny 'lab-on-a-chip' detects pollutants, disease and biological weapons
Feb 17, 2009 |
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For centuries, animals have been our first line of defense against toxins. A canary in a coalmine served as a living monitor for poisonous gases. Scientists used fish to test for contaminants in our water. Even with modern ...
Life, but not as we know it?
May 28, 2008 |
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Researchers at The University of Nottingham have taken some important first steps to creating a synthetic copycat of a living cell, a leading science journal reports.
Researchers image crucial anthrax protein
Jul 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Anthrax, long feared for its potential as a biological weapon, has lost some of its mystery. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration ...
Edible fish feasts beats malaria
Aug 09, 2007 |
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The emerging threat of pesticide resistance means that biological malaria control methods are once again in vogue. New research published in the online open access journal BMC Public Health shows how Nile tilapia, a fish ...
Researchers pave the way for anthrax spore standards
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Apr 15, 2008 |
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Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Army Dugway (Utah) Proving Ground have developed reliable methods based on DNA analysis to assess the concentration and ...
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