[HTML][HTML] Biological toxins as the potential tools for bioterrorism

E Janik, M Ceremuga, J Saluk-Bijak… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biological toxins are a heterogeneous group produced by living organisms. One dictionary
defines them as “Chemicals produced by living organisms that have toxic properties for …

Biowarfare, bioterrorism and biocrime: A historical overview on microbial harmful applications

M Oliveira, G Mason-Buck, D Ballard, W Branicki… - Forensic science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial Forensics is a field that continues to grow in interest and application among the
forensic community. This review, divided into two sections, covers several topics associated …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial forensics: new breakthroughs and future prospects

M Oliveira, A Amorim - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2018 - Springer
Recent advances in genetic data generation, through massive parallel sequencing (MPS),
storage and analysis have fostered significant progresses in microbial forensics (or forensic …

Disinformation and epidemics: anticipating the next phase of biowarfare

R Bernard, G Bowsher, R Sullivan, F Gibson-Fall - Health security, 2021 - liebertpub.com
While biological warfare has classically been considered a threat requiring the presence of
a distinct biological agent, we argue that in light of the rise of state-sponsored online …

Red-emissive carbon nanostructure-anchored molecularly imprinted Er-BTC MOF: a biosensor for visual anthrax monitoring

S Norouzi, K Dashtian, F Amourizi, R Zare-Dorabei - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Investigating effective fluorescence strategies for real-time monitoring of dipicolinic acid
(DPA) is of paramount importance in safeguarding human health. Herein, we present the …

[HTML][HTML] based Vertical Flow Immunoassay (VFI) for detection of bio-threat pathogens

P Chen, M Gates-Hollingsworth, S Pandit, A Park… - Talanta, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, the standard method for identifying biological agents of potential threats to
national security and public health, such as pathogens, virus, and toxins, mainly rely on …

Microbial traces and their role in forensic science

M Speruda, A Piecuch, J Borzęcka… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Forensic microbiology, also known as the microbiology of death, is an emerging branch of
science that is still underused in criminal investigations. Some of the cases might be difficult …

Surface plasmon resonance sensing of Ebola virus: A biological threat

PK Sharma, JS Kumar, VV Singh, U Biswas… - Analytical and …, 2020 - Springer
Here, different monoclonal antibodies (mAb1, mAb2 and mAb3) of Ebola virus were
screened in a real-time and label-free manner using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) to …

Existential risk and cost-effective biosecurity

P Millett, A Snyder-Beattie - Health security, 2017 - liebertpub.com
In the decades to come, advanced bioweapons could threaten human existence. Although
the probability of human extinction from bioweapons may be low, the expected value of …

[HTML][HTML] A historical review of military medical strategies for fighting infectious diseases: From battlefields to global health

R Biselli, R Nisini, F Lista, A Autore, M Lastilla… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The environmental conditions generated by war and characterized by poverty,
undernutrition, stress, difficult access to safe water and food as well as lack of environmental …