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Review of recently reported Ricin detection techniques focusing on combined immunoassay detection with abrin and saxitoxin in human plasma

선진국방연구, 2023
Increasing non-traditional threats from biological or chemical weapons, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have tried to perform the preliminary analysis of biotoxin sample to standardize analysis methods and strengthen ...
Seungmin Kang, Seonhee Kim, David G. Churchill, Kang Ku, Yoonjeong Jang   +4 more
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Anthrax: An Old Disease Raising New Fears

McGill Journal of Medicine, 2002
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Shaun Morris
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Pathogenic Bacilli as an Emerging Biothreat?

Pathogens, 2022
Bacillus anthracis, present as a very durable endospore in soil, causes zoonotic illness which is mainly associated with herbivores and domestic animals. Human cases are scarce and often involve populations close to infected livestock.
Lou Mondange, Émilie Tessier, Jean-Nicolas Tournier   +2 more
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Current status of book publishing in the field of biological weapons defense in China

Shanghai yufang yixue
ObjectiveTo provide scientific support for the compilation of high-quality anti-nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) medical textbooks in China by retrieving books in the field of biological weapons defense in China, summarizing the publication time ...
WANG Xuechun, DU Jiajun, ZHANG Xixiaoxue, KAN Ting, WU Wenjun, MA Yu, YANG Shanshan, WANG Shengshu, HE Yao, LIU Miao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temperate Bacteriophages—The Powerful Indirect Modulators of Eukaryotic Cells and Immune Functions

Viruses, 2021
Bacteriophages are natural biological entities that limit the growth and amplification of bacteria. They are important stimulators of evolutionary variability in bacteria, and currently are considered a weapon against antibiotic resistance of bacteria ...
Martyna Cieślik, Natalia Bagińska, Ewa Jończyk-Matysiak, Alicja Węgrzyn, Grzegorz Węgrzyn, Andrzej Górski   +5 more
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COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Discussion on Twitter

Social Media + Society, 2022
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was an unexpected event and resulted in catastrophic consequences with long-lasting behavioral effects.
Dmitry Erokhin, Abraham Yosipof, Nadejda Komendantova   +2 more
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Meeting the Challenges of Chemical and Biological Weapons: Strengthening the Chemical and Biological Disarmament and Non-proliferation Regimes

Frontiers in Political Science, 2022
In this report, we identify some of the key technical and political challenges currently facing the broader Chemical and Biological Weapon (CBW) regime- with a particular emphasis on major forthcoming diplomatic meetings.
Brett Edwards, Tatyana Novossiolova, Michael Crowley, Simon Whitby, Malcolm Dando, Lijun Shang, Lijun Shang   +6 more
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Autonomous weapon systems and international humanitarian law: a reply to the critics [PDF]

, 2013
In November 2012, Human Rights Watch, in collaboration with the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School, released Losing Humanity: The Case against Killer Robots.[2] Human Rights Watch is among the most sophisticated of human rights ...
Schmitt, Michael
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Refusing to be a man?: Men's responsibility for war rape and the problem of social structures in feminist and gender theory [PDF]

, 2013
As the majority perpetrators of sexual violence, it is plausible to see men as responsible for war rape not only as individuals, but also as collective bystanders, facilitators and beneficiaries.
Kirby, Paul
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Hijacking the Host Clock: A Nematode Effector Antagonizes Soybean Circadian Defense and Translation Control

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Soybean employs its circadian clock, governed by GmCCA1, to rhythmically defend against soybean cyst nematodes. The pathogen retaliates by secreting the effector Hg4E02, which hijacks the clock to suppress defense and co‐opt the host's translation machinery for nutrient acquisition.
Xingwei Wang, Yufeng Xu, Yanfei Hu, Lijun Cao, Ru Jiang, Changtian Chen, Rick Masonbrink, Thomas Maier, Yuchen Tu, Yabo Shi, Enhui Liu, Lingan Kong, Chan Guo, Wei Zhao, Peng Shi, Wenzhen Du, Andrew Severin, Thomas Baum, Deliang Peng, Huan Peng, Mian Zhou, Wei Wang   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source