An outbreak of a deadly disease in a virtual world can offer insights into real life epidemics, scientists suggest.
Deadly germs may be more likely to be spread due to a biodefence lab accident than a biological attack by terrorists.
Drugs intended to be used as nonlethal weapons are almost certain to kill people if used during a crisis, the British Medical Association said in a recent report.
The U.S. government is researching whether the best defense against a chemical, biological or radiological attack might one day be right in everyone's hands - or on their ears.
If terrorists ever unleashed a biological weapon, unusual molecules normally found in the blood of llamas could quickly help warn of the attack, scientists now report.
Max Boot argues the U.S. must devote more resources to intelligence gathering and defending against assymetric threats to avoid being defeated by a foe more capable of capitalizing on technological revolutions.
U.S. researchers believe a major act of bioterrorism involving release of the smallpox virus could be contained with mass vaccinations.
Researchers from Canada and the United States have developed a drug that could someday be used to treat people exposed to anthrax bacteria specifically engineered to overcome antibiotics.
In the past five years, new technology has made it easier to genetically modify microbes and even create new ones from scratch. Some worry that the developments could lead to novel and more dangerous kinds of bioterror threats.
The U.S. government is building a highly classified facility to research biological weapons, but its closed-door approach has raised concerns.