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The Role of Biotechnology in Countering BTW Agents
. Ed(S): Kelle, Alexander; Dando, Malcolm R.; Nixdorff, Kathryn
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Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop held in Prague, Czech Republic, 21-23 October 1998 Editor(s): Kelle, Alexander; Dando, Malcolm R.; Nixdorff, Kathryn. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Biotechnology is vital to counter biological and toxin weapons. Without biotechnology, the detection, identification and diagnoses of, and medical countermeasures to such weapons would be virtually impossible. As biological and toxin agents occur in natural outbreaks of disease or intoxications, there are both civil and military benefit to be had from the use of biotechnology in providing effective countermeasures to such agents.
The role of biotechnology in countering biological and toxin weapons is here addressed under seven major headings:
Biotechnology is vital to counter biological and toxin weapons. Without biotechnology, the detection, identification and diagnoses of, and medical countermeasures to such weapons would be virtually impossible. As biological and toxin agents occur in natural outbreaks of disease or intoxications, there are both civil and military benefit to be had from the use of biotechnology in providing effective countermeasures to such agents.
The role of biotechnology in countering biological and toxin weapons is here addressed under seven major headings:
- The wider political and economic contexts;
- Enabling ... Read more
- The applicability of biotechnological methods for BTW agent detection on the battlefield, in a terrorist incident, and in an inspection environment;
- Pre-exposure medical countermeasures;
- Diagnosis and identification;
- Post-exposure treatment and decontamination;
- Contribution of biotechnology to strengthening international conventions against BTW agents.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792369066
SKU
V9780792369066
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