It prohibits the use of chemical and biological agents, but not research and development of these agents. The United States signed the Protocol, yet 50 years passed before the U.S. Senate voted to ...

Bioterrorism agents are pathogenic organisms or biological toxins that are used to produce death and disease in humans, animals, or plants for terrorist purposes. These agents are typically ...

The fundamental objective of the Saint Louis University biosafety program is to ensure the safety of SLU's researchers, the community, and the environment when conducting research with potentially ...

Regulated biological materials in research include biological agents, infected animals or tissues, recombinant DNA, select agents and toxins, and work with human blood, bodily fluids, and tissues, or ...

Emerging biotechnologies likely will lead to a paradigm shift in BW agent development; future biological agents could be rationally engineered to target specific human biological systems at the ...

Laboratory biosafety practices are based on the principle of containment of biological agents to prevent exposure to laboratory workers and the outside environment. Primary containment protects the ...

Chemical and biological warfare isn't new. Even in ancient times, war wasn't all swords and longbows. Some examples: Unrestricted use of chemical agents caused 1 million of the 26 million ...

Dr. William C. Patrick III spent over three decades at Fort Detrick, Maryland, the U.S. Army's base for biological weapons research. From 1951 to 1969, he developed germ agents for warfare.

Chatbots are not the only AI models to have advanced in recent years. Specialized models trained on biological data have similarly leapt forward, and could help to accelerate vaccine development ...

Biosafety is the application of preventive methods to reduce the risk of exposure to biological agents or biohazards, which can affect the health of laboratory personnel, the community and the ...

Some biological toxins are considered Select Toxins, which the Federal Select Agent Program has identified as a severe threat to public health and safety as bioterrorism agents. Transfer, possession, ...

Advances in biological research likely will permit development of a new class of advanced biological warfare (ABW) agents engineered to elicit novel effects. In addition, biotechnology will have ...