Bioterrorism and Dual-Use Research (Biotechnology and Society)

Required Reading
// General review of history of biowarfare and bioterrorism. //Describes the chemical synthesis of polio virus and the implications for bioterrorism. // News & Views explaining the context and content of the airborne H5N1 virus study. // Main scientific paper demonstrating how specific mutations lead H5N1 to become airborne transmissible in ferrets.
 * 1) Riedel2004 pmid=16200127
 * 1) Wimmer2006 pmid=16819446
 * 1) Enserink2012 pmid=22723387
 * 1) Herfst2012 pmid=22723413

Additional Background

 * 1) TDSHS History of Bioterrorism (Texas Department of State Health Services) // More in-depth history and timelines than the assigned review.
 * 2) Maher2012 pmid=22622550 Available Online // More discussion of the context of the publication of the airborne H5N1 research.
 * 3) FBI American Anthrax Investigation Documents (FBI)  // Report on the  anthrax case where letters containing spores were sent to government officials after 9/11/2001.