Science news articles about 'biological warfare'

... , 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 about this bacterium. However, ...

... Agency (DARPA), the new lab-on-a-chip could become a defensive weapon that protects America from biological warfare. His system, Prof. Shacham-Diamand says, can be also modified to react to chemical ...

... known since the 1970s that bacteria routinely produce these types of phosphonates, in a kind of natural biological warfare. "If you are a bacterium and you can kill off your neighbors you're better ...

Combating several human pathogens, including some biological warfare agents, may one day become a bit easier thanks to research reported by a University of Iowa chemist and ...

... been found primarily in bacteria and viruses, including several human pathogens and biological warfare agents. In the future, scientists may use this knowledge for the development of new antibacterial ...

... " War Office file released today, entitled "research into the use of anthrax and other poisons for biological warfare", shows that scientists at the Porton Down military science park in Wiltshire were ...

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...

... process to make materials for gas sensors that detect toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and biological warfare agents. The researchers described their work in a recent issue of the journal Materials ...

... ’s life spans. The work puts scientists on a new playing field in the fight against biological warfare and antibiotic-resistance, and also calls into question the degree to which our genomes are the ...

European scientists have developed a method to detect potential biological warfare agents in food

... , smallpox, and blue tongue. Biodefense has traditionally been associated with defense against biological warfare agents with an emphasis on military applications. However, the events of October 2001 ...