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- noun the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
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How do Americans even begin to confront the reality that the only bioattack in our history came from an American military/intelligence lab?
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How do Americans even begin to confront the reality that the only bioattack in our history came from an American military/intelligence lab?
wicked old world 2008
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Ironically, it's these very facilities that are now these most likely sources for a deadly outbreak or bioattack; the
Wired Top Stories 2009
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They call themselves "biohackers" and they acknowledge the danger of unleashing a genetically altered Frankenstein\'s monster on the public or terrorists could be inspired by amateur genetic tinkering to launch a devastating bioattack on America. '
OpEdNews - Quicklink: "Biohackers" tinkering with the very foundations of life on Earth 2009
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They call themselves 'biohackers' and they acknowledge the danger of unleashing a genetically altered Frankenstein's monster on the public or terrorists could be inspired by amateur genetic tinkering to launch a devastating bioattack on America.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: "Biohackers" tinkering with the very foundations of life on Earth 2009
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Ironically, it's these very facilities that are now these most likely sources for a deadly outbreak or bioattack; the
Wired Top Stories 2009
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Tommy Thompson, the secretary of Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge have one thing in common -- they both love to talk about how much better prepared America is for a bioattack like the still-unsolved anthrax letters of two years ago.
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A National Security Council strategy paper released in November concluded that a bioattack could kill hundreds of thousands of people and the cost of each incident could exceed $1 trillion.
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A National Security Council strategy paper released in November concluded that a bioattack could kill hundreds of thousands of people and the cost of each incident could exceed $1 trillion.
Hard Astarboard Seth 2010
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Emerging scientific disciplines (notably genomics, nanotechnology, and other microsciences) could pave the way for a bioattack.
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