Natural epidemics of such scourges as smallpox and plague are terrifying enough. But the notion that these and other diseases can be harnessed as weapons of war is even more chilling. While rare, the ...

The genome sequence of a potential biowarfare agent called Brucella is freely and publicly available to anyone with Internet access. A frightening thought, perhaps, considering terrorists certainly ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday denied renewed Russian accusations that Washington was operating biowarfare labs in Ukraine, calling the claims "laughable" and suggesting Moscow ...

Although only a limited number of viruses are considered suitable as biowarfare agents, a greater number might be made suitable through genetic engineering or other modifications. Those viral agents ...

Think of a bacteriophage—a bacteria-attacking virus—as a behind-the-lines saboteur. Scientists have now engineered bacteriophages that can penetrate and dissolve the dense films, such as dental plaque ...

Microbiologist Mark Wheelis, an expert on biowarfare control, presented a bad-news, good-news scenario last week to faculty and staff members, students and others concerned about the threat of anthrax ...

There has been no scientific finding that the novel coronavirus was bioengineered, but its origins are not entirely clear. Deadly pathogens discovered in the wild are sometimes studied in labs — and ...

In the 14 th and 15 th centuries, little was known about how germs cause disease. But according to medieval medical lore, the stench of rotting bodies was known to transmit infections. So when corpses ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday denied renewed Russian accusations that Washington was operating biowarfare ...