Spheres of Influence the Nexttarget Ofbioterrorism

By United Nations

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Excerpt: When someone cultivates pathogenic bacteria, fungi, viruses, or certain chemical compounds specifically to kill people or transmit disease, thats biological warfare. A lesserknown form of biological warfare targets major food crops instead of people, and carries the potential to wreak environmental health havoc. After health care, agriculture has been the largest market to benefit from genomic research and biotechnology. But while the ability to diagnose plant diseases and develop targeted treatments has improved agricultural products and yields, the same technologies can be used to build better biological warfare bugs, turning bacteria ...

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Spheres of Influence the Nexttarget Ofbioterrorism

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United Nations

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Government publications, United Nations., United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs

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Disarmament Documents

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United Nations - Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)

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