Why Bird Flu Research Is Dangerous

Image : The H5N1 virus could mutate to a deadlier form and spread to humans Bird Flu 'Could Mutate To Cause Deadly Human Pandemic' -...

How Science Is Countering Biological And Chemical Threats

Bio-terror A versatile material that neutralizes a range of biological and chemical agents could save time and lives in the event of a terro...

Keeping Genes Out Of Terrorists' Hands

Photo: Low standards could mean that hazardous genes get through screening more easily. W. Philpott/Reuters From Nature: Gene-synthesis indu...

Top Army Biowar Lab Suspends Research After Toxin-Tracking Scare (Updated)

From The Danger Room: When the Pentagon needs to handle the deadliest biowarfare threats, it turns to the labs of the U.S. Army Medical Rese...

Al-Qaeda Cell Killed By Black Death 'Was Developing Biological Weapons'

Hideout: Terrorists in Ouzou, Algeria, above, have been forced to flee the plague. Photo from The Daily Mail Form The Telegraph: An al-Qaeda...