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Nothing says "villainy" like burning lungs, blistering skin, and mutagens. Then again, the Black Death and the Lake Nyos incident were of natural causes. Whatever the case, someone is going to be called upon to help prevent biological -or at

Contents 1 Biological 1.1 The Centers for Disease Control 1.2 The Federation of American Scientists 1.3 Something Else 1.4 Back to 1.5 References

Biological

Buncha stuff.

The Centers for Disease Control

A bioterrorism attack is the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs (agents) used to cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants. These agents are typically found in nature, but it is possible that they could be changed to increase their ability to cause disease, make them resistant to current medicines, or to increase their ability to be spread into the environment. Biological agents can be spread through the air, through water, or in food. Terrorists may use biological agents because they can be extremely difficult to detect and do not cause illness for several hours to several days. Some bioterrorism agents, like the smallpox virus, can be spread from person to person and some, like anthrax, cannot.

The Official CDC Site

The Federation of American Scientists

The FAS has created an internet resource for biosecurity policy, bioterrorism information, and biodefense research. The organizations listed there represent various perspectives on what actions individual scientists, research institutions, science journals, the public, and government can do to minimize the threat of bioterrorism while maximizing the benefits of life science research.

• Biosecurity Education Portal
• Biological Threat Agents Information
• International Organizations
• Introduction to Biological Weapons
• Legislation, Executive Orders, and Treaties
• Non-Governmental Organizations
• Reports
• U.S. Government Agencies
• University Policy Centers

The Official FAS Site

Something Else

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• OTHER MOTIVATIONS subsection

References

More about biological agents at Wikipedia