Major food adulteration and contamination events seem to occur with some regularity, such
as the widely publicised adulteration of milk products with melamine and the recent …

Although a fundamental understanding of the pathogenicity of most biothreat agents has
been elucidated and available treatments have increased substantially over the past …

A number of high profile product safety events and recalls have heightened public attention
to the safety and security of the products that people consume and use. While product safety …

Recent scandals and controversies, such as data fabrication in federally funded science,
data manipulation and distortion in private industry, and human embryonic stem cell …

We apply new bilevel and trilevel optimization models to make critical infrastructure more
resilient against terrorist attacks. Each model features an intelligent attacker (terrorists) and a …

Quality issues in supply networks can adversely affect the performance of suppliers and their
downstream customers. Since suppliers might fail to comply with quality guidelines …

The ability to form botulinum neurotoxin is restricted to six phylogenetically and
physiologically distinct bacteria (Clostridium botulinum Groups I–IV and some strains of C …

This review focuses on the so-called SNARE (soluble N-ethyl maleimide sensitive factor
attachment protein receptor) proteins that are involved in exocytosis at the pre-synpatic …

Botulism is a rare but severe neurological disease in man and animals that is caused by
botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) produced by Clostridium botulinum and atypical strains from …

Throughout history, human societies have struggled to ensure that all people have access to
sufficient food to lead active and healthy lives. Despite great global effort, events of the early …