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Biological Warfare Against Crops

, 2009
NoUntil now little attention has been paid to the development of military capabilities designed to target food crops with biological warfare agents. This book represents the first substantive study of state-run activities in this field. It shows that all
Whitby, Simon M.
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From Cold to Hot: Nanozyme‐Based Strategies for Reprogramming the Tumour Immunoenvironment

Cell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Nanozymes, with multi‐enzyme catalytic activities, reprogram the immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment by inducing immunogenic cell death, relieving hypoxia, and depleting antioxidants, effectively converting immunologically “cold” tumours into “hot” ones to boost cancer immunotherapy efficacy.
Yue Wang, Miao Xu, Yongshun Wang, Xuan Lin, Qiang Zhang, Xiaoning Lin, Xin Wu, Cheng Zhang, Wenhua Huang, Jianlin Shen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors in illicit bioweapons programs: case studies of the Soviet Union/Russia and Iraq

Frontiers in Political Science
Germ weapons can devastate human, animal, and plant populations, and the universe of possible biowarfare agents is expanding with advances such as CRISPR and AI.
Amy E. Smithson
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Contextualising Mental Privacy in South Africa: Legal, Ethical, and Socio‐Cultural Considerations With Policy Recommendations

Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental privacy is a growing concern as neurotechnologies and digital mental health tools collect and process sensitive brain‐related data. In South Africa, cultural and religious diversity adds complexity to protecting mental privacy, with traditional healing practices, communal decision‐making, and spiritual beliefs influencing mental health ...
Marietjie Botes, Melodie Labuschaigne, Camille Casteleyn, Becky Inkster, Mark Sheppard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

No NIH Ban

, 1982
An amendment to the NIH recombinant DNA guidelines to ban the production of biological weapons by molecular cloning was rejected by the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee. The decision followed assurances by the Army and the Arms Control and Disarmament
Budiansky, Stephen
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On Racialized, Gendered, Precarious Work: Struggles of Community Health Workers During the National Health Insurance Pilot Program in the Tshwane District, South Africa

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The infrastructure of precarious work is racialized and gendered, affecting disenfranchised Black women who carry the burden of low paid caregiving within the healthcare system. In South Africa, Community Health Workers, predominantly Black women from marginalized communities, have been vital in providing primary healthcare services at home ...
Sivuyisiwe Wonci
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Social Sciences on Nanovaccines Awareness in attaining Sustainability against Biological Warfare Agents [PDF]

, 2020
Manzoor Khan Afridi, Rubina Ali, Inamullah Jan   +2 more
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Experiencing and Responding to Existential Vulnerability: Navigating the Work–Fertility Treatment Interface

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The need to undergo fertility treatment to fulfill parenthood aspirations involves many challenges in professional and personal domains. Extant scholarship has tended to focus on the identity threats and individual experiences of the challenges involved, but research has not delved into the more relational experiences that may characterize ...
Céire Gilsenan, Yseult Freeney, Lisa van der Werff, Hilary O'Leary   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biological warfare and community health

, 2005
Biyolojik silahlar biyolojik ajanların insanlar, hayvanlar ve bitkilere zarar vermesi amacıyla üretilmekte ve çok az miktarda malzeme ile büyük felaketlere neden olmaktadır.Bu silahlar kolay ve az bir maliyetle üretilmekte ve hedeflenen insan, hayvan ve ...
Karadakovan, Ayfer
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Medical Counter-measures against Biological Warfare Agents [PDF]

, 2003
Tim Brooks
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