The best defence against bioweapons has already been invented by evolution

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-166

  Rumyantsev, Sergey N ^a  

^a Andent Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodefense; Biodiversity; Bioweapon; Disease prevention; Genetics; Immunity; Molecular constitution; Molecular ecology

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALARIA; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALLPOX; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 2442630208     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2004.01.004     Document Type: Note

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