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Genome sequencing reveals existence of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant in Egypt
Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Background Several SARS-CoV-2 variants with increased transmissibility and/or potential immune escape have emerged and rapidly spread worldwide.
Ghada Ismail +9 more
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Joseph Needham’s ‘Motivations for Participation’ and ‘Major Roles’ in the International Scientific Commission on Bacterial Warfare during the Korean War [PDF]
Uisahak, 2023 This paper analyzes the motivations of the British biochemist Joseph Needham for participating in ‘the International Scientific Commission for the Investigation of the Facts Concerning Bacterial Warfare in Korea and China (ISC)’ and his major roles ...
Taewoo KIM
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Intelligence, Ignorance, and Diplomacy in the Cold War
Journal for the History of Knowledge, 2021 Drawing on perspectives from “ignorance studies,” this article examines a case of multiple types of expertise and ignorance within the geo-political context of the Cold War. It revisits a suspected breach of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).
Brian Balmer
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Biological and Chemical Warfare
Scientia Militaria, 2012 1. Chemical and biological warfare is very old indeed, at least 2 000 years old. The arsenal consists of poison tipped arrows and darts, as well as toxins found in certain wood fibres that were used to incapacitate fish in streams. Armies laying seige to
G.C. Odendaal
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Bi-objective trail-planning for a robot team orienteering in a hazardous environment [PDF]
PeerJ Computer ScienceConsider a team of mobile (aerial, ground, or aquatic) robots for orienteering in a hazardous environment. Modeling the environment as a directed graph, each arc is labeled with a probability that a robot will survive upon traversing it, and each node is
Cory M. Simon +3 more
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The Social Dimension of Technology: The Control of Chemical and Biological Weapons
Artefactos, 2020 This paper deals with a number of conceptual issues that arise from attempts by governments and civil society to control the spread of chemical and biological weapons.
Brian BALMER
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Nature Communications, 2021 The cascade of innovations in biotechnology opens new pathways for biological warfare. The international laboratory network being developed under the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism could provide vital evidence in case of an alleged biological attack.
Sandra Appelt +10 more
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Medicina, 2022 Background and Objective: The recent multi-country outbreak of human monkeypox (HMPX) in non-endemic regions poses an emerging public health concern. University students in health schools/faculties represent a core knowledgeable group that can be helpful
Malik Sallam +13 more
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A clinical approach to an unidentified aerosolized bioterrorism agent: a narrative review for emergency providers [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2023 The current heightened international political climate is accompanied by increased risk of chemical or biological agent weaponization. Historical accounts of biochemical warfare are extensive, and considering the recent use of such agents for targeted ...
Rashed Alremeithi +4 more
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Global Screening for Human Viral Pathogens
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 We propose a system for continuing surveillance of viral pathogens circulating in large human populations. We base this system on the physical isolation of viruses from large pooled samples of human serum and plasma (e.g., discarded specimens from ...
Norman G. Anderson +2 more
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