Agents of Bioterrorism.Agents of Bioterrorism bi·o·ter·ror·ism n. The use of biological agents, such as pathogenic organisms or agricultural pests, for terrorist purposes. Bioterrorism Geoffrey Zubay, et.al. Columbia University Press Columbia University Press is an academic press based in New York City and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by James D. Jordan (2004-present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, 61 West 62nd Street, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10023-7015 9780231133470, $27.50 www.columbia.edu/cu/cup Bioterrorism has been written up in the news as a threat but too few coverages have provided any real in-depth facts: that's why any military library or collection strong in popular issues needs AGENTS OF BIOTERRORISM: PATHOGENS & THEIR WEAPONIZATION. Contributors discuss pathogens and their delivery systems, offering medical and scientific reviews that blend history, molecular biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller , pathology, weaponization and defense concerns. The result is a solid discussion considering thirteen disease-causing agents and their military applications past, present and future. |
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