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There is a great concern within the scientific and security communities on the ongoing revolution in Genomics research. Genomics revolution may be used to enhance detection, protection and treatment so that biological warfare agents are never used. Biological weapons have the greatest potential for lethality of any weapon. Biological weapons are accessible to all countries; there are few barriers to developing such weapons with a modest level of effort. The current level of sophistication for many biological agents is low, but there is enormous potential based on advances in modern molecular biology, fermentation, and drug delivery technology for making more sophisticated weapons.
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Debnath, M., Prasad, G.B., Bisen, P.S. (2010). Rapid Diagnostic Methods for Biowarfare. In: Molecular Diagnostics: Promises and Possibilities. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3261-4_29
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