News tagged with biological weapons
NIST researchers 'all aglow' over new test of toxin strength
Jun 17, 2009 |
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A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) assay using a “glow or no glow” technique may soon help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) defend the nation against a spectrum of biological ...
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Compound could help detect chemical, biological weapons
Sep 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A light-transmitting compound that could one day be used in high-efficiency fiber optics and in sensors to detect biological and chemical weapons at long distance almost went undiscovered ...
UW Invention Targets Terrorist Weapons
Aug 23, 2006 |
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University of Wyoming researchers have developed and patented a technology that can rapidly detect explosives such as the liquid compounds that were part of a recently-thwarted plot to detonate bombs on as many as 10 U.S.-bound ...
CDC suspends A&M research
Sep 06, 2007 |
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U.S health officials have suspended Texas A&M University's research of dangerous infectious diseases.
Scientists develop safe 'green' decontamination method
Apr 08, 2008 |
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Research by two Queen’s scientists has resulted in an exciting new method for rapidly and safely destroying toxic agents such as chemical weapons and pesticides.
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 ...
New effort probes how two groups of viruses cause disease
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University is leading a team of researchers in a federally funded effort aimed ultimately at developing better vaccines and antiviral drugs against two types of disease-causing viruses ...
Parasites that live inside cells use loophole to thwart immune system
Nov 03, 2008 |
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered a mechanism by which intracellular pathogens can shut down one of the body's key chemical weapons against them: nitric oxide. The researchers found that the ...
More Than 470 Physicists Sign Petition To Oppose U.S. Policy On Nuclear Attack
Oct 25, 2005 |
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More than 470 physicists, including seven Nobel laureates, have signed a petition to oppose a new U.S. Defense Department proposal that allows the United States to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states. The petition was ...
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 ...
Send in the robots -- Robot teams handle hazardous jobs
May 02, 2007 |
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Searching buildings for weapons of mass destruction and supply routes for improvised bombs are extremely dangerous but important jobs. That's why Scott DeLoach is working to create robots and robot teams to handle these and ...
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