Fifty years ago, the international community took a historic step toward eliminating biological weapons. The entry into force on March 26, 1975, of ...

Technologies developed across multiple disciplines in the biological sciences will have a profound global impact and concurrently have the potential to revolutionize biological warfare by ...

Waiting days or weeks to identify a biological warfare agent or understand next steps can severely hamper a Commander’s tactical decision-making ability. To ensure that our troops can maintain ...

William C. Patrick III spent over three decades at Fort Detrick, Maryland, the U.S. Army's base for biological weapons research. From 1951 to 1969, he developed germ agents for warfare.

Chemical and biological warfare isn't new. Even in ancient times, war wasn't all swords and longbows. Some examples: Unrestricted use of chemical agents caused 1 million of the 26 million ...

Whether it's an astronomical discovery, news of a previously undiscovered disease or a major report about climate change, ...

Advances in biological research likely will permit development of a new class of advanced biological warfare (ABW) agents engineered to elicit novel effects. In addition, biotechnology will have ...