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Biodefense — refers to short term, local, usually military measures to restore biosecurity to a given group of persons in a given area mdash; in the civilian terminology, it is a very robust biohazard response. It is technically possible to apply biodefense… … Wikipedia
Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005 — The Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005 (S. 1873), nicknamed Bioshield Two and sponsored by Senator Richard Burr (R North Carolina), aims to shortcut safety testing for new vaccines and drugs in case of a pandemic,… … Wikipedia
biodefense — noun procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents • Syn: ↑biological defense, ↑biological defence, ↑biodefence • Hypernyms: ↑defense, ↑defence, ↑defensive measure … Useful english dictionary
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center — The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) is a government biodefense research laboratory created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and located at the sprawling biodefense campus at Fort Detrick in… … Wikipedia
Ken Alibek — Dr Kenneth Alibek Colonel Kanatzhan (Kanat) Alibekov (Kazakh: Қанатжан Әлібеков; Russian: Канатжан Алибеков; born 1950) known as Dr. Kenneth Alibek since 1992 is a former Soviet physician, scientist and biological warfare (BW) expert of Kazakh… … Wikipedia
2001 anthrax attacks — A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder killed two postal workers Location New York … Wikipedia
Edward Hammond (scientist) — Edward Hammond (born 1968) is an American policy researcher who, from 1999 through 2007, served as the Director of the United States office of the Sunshine Project, managing its research program on biodefense, incapacitants and other issues.… … Wikipedia
Biological warfare — For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. Weapons of mass destruction … Wikipedia
Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens — The Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens (MIEP) is a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) funded program with an initial budget of $10.6 million[1][2] directed by Dr. Bassaganya Riera (Principal Investigator… … Wikipedia
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases — Infobox Military Unit unit name= U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases caption= The USAMRIID Logo dates= 1969 Present country= United States allegiance=United States branch= United States Army type= Medical R D Command role … Wikipedia
