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An Overview on Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism

open access: yes, 2017
Bioterrorism is the deliberate or threatened use of biological agents; viruses, bacteria, toxins or other agents to cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants.
M. Pal   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Social Dimension of Technology: The Control of Chemical and Biological Weapons

open access: yesArtefactos, 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
doaj   +1 more source

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL DETERMINANTS OF BIOLOGICAL WARS AND EPIDEMICS

open access: yesRozprawy Społeczne, 2019
This article describes the use of biological weapons from antiquity to the beginning of the 21st century and the importance of epidemics for the development and collapse of civilisations and states. It has been shown that both at a time when the etiology
Marcin Weiner, Karolina Tarasiuk
doaj   +1 more source

Problems of Biosafety in Current International Law

open access: yesМосковский журнал международного права, 2022
INTRODUCTION. The presented article is devoted to an extremely curious and, without exaggeration, urgent topic. The authors seek to understand the content and legal concept of biosafety in International Law.
A. A. Danalya, E. E. Gulyaeva
doaj   +1 more source

Historical Aspects of Bioterrorism: Factors Determining the Possibility of Using Pathogenic Biological Agents as Biological Weapons

open access: yesПроблемы особо опасных инфекций
Every year, the number of potentially life-threatening pathogenic biological agents (PBAs) is rapidly growing, which are represented by viruses, bacteria, rickettsia, chlamydia, protozoa, fungi, genetically engineered constructs and modified ...
M. A. Yudin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enforcing scenario-based training to enhance chemical defense and health service support capacities

open access: yesDi-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2020
Scenario-based training (SBT) is an effective means to improve the quality of military training.Chemical defense medicine, as an integral element in chemical, biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense, plays a pivotal role in the organization ...
ZOU Zhongmin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current status of book publishing in the field of biological weapons defense in China

open access: yesShanghai 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

PARP inhibition and pharmacological ascorbate demonstrate synergy in castration‐resistant prostate cancer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Pharmacologic ascorbate (vitamin C) increases ROS, disrupts cellular metabolism, and induces DNA damage in CRPC cells. These effects sensitize tumors to PARP inhibition, producing synergistic growth suppression with olaparib in vitro and significantly delayed tumor progression in vivo. Pyruvate rescue confirms ROS‐dependent activity.
Nicolas Gordon   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defining the Debate on Controlling Biological Weapons [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Looks at the 1972 Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention, and outlines the series of measures being negotiated by the world community to create a strong, effective, and enforceable biological weapons ...
B. Alan Rosenberg
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