In April of that year, patients started appearing at hospitals in the industrial city of Sverdlovsk, now known as ...

A team of experts from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) are ...

The NATO Innovation Fund has made its first investment in a biotechnology company, it said on Monday, seeking to enhance ...

Stimson's committee issues the first of its two reports, concluding that biological warfare is "distinctly feasible" and the United States should begin its own biological weapons program immediately.

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an entry in Wikipedia, it is highly relevant today. Understanding the ...

Biotechnology has long been a double-edged sword, offering remarkable advancements in fields such as medicine, agriculture, ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The legacy of Soviet preparation has not only survived but thrived and stocks of gas masks, decontamination sets, and other chemical and biological defense ...

The phenomenon has eerie echoes of “Operation Sea-Spray” — a secret biological warfare experiment conducted by the US Navy back in 1950.

WebMD provides a list and explanation of biological and chemical agents, including their danger level and how they're used.

The U.S. government began preparing for biological warfare during World War II. Biological weapons were employed during the Korean War against North Korea and China. President Nixon in 1969 ended ...