UK tests response to discovery of deadly biological toxin

The UK has tested an emergency response to the discovery of a deadly biological toxin. The annual simulation is part of ...

Ricin — A deadly biological toxin

A 35-year-old Hyderabad doctor was arrested in Gujarat with weapons and materials to produce the deadly toxin ricin. Ricin is ...
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Governance or Arms Control? The Future of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

The world is a safer place thanks to the effective implementation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC). The convention, which was opened for signature in 1972, prohibits the ...

Lake Erie’s Toxic Mystery: Scientists Finally ID the Culprit

Scientists have traced Lake Erie’s deadly saxitoxin to a cyanobacterium called Dolichospermum. During the warm summer months, Lake Erie becomes a prime environment for the rapid growth of ...
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The True Story of the Military's Secret 1950 San Francisco Biological Weapons Test

Operation Seaspray was a military experiment that tested biological weapons over San Francisco in the 1950s. While meant to ...
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Emergent BioSolutions Releases New Survey Findings Revealing Heightened Concerns About Biological Threats and U.S. Preparedness

Despite the establishment of international treaties such as the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), emerging threats posed by non-traditional ...
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Overlooked diversity: New research suggests plants, fungi and even viruses use venom

A new study reveals plants, fungi, bacteria, protists, and even some viruses deploy venom-like mechanisms, similar to that of venomous snakes, scorpions and spiders, according to researchers at Loma ...
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Environmental Health and Safety

Update: Executive Order 14292, “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research”, issued on May 5, 2025, has ordered a suspension of all federally funded dangerous gain-of-function research ...