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n. - Procedures involved in taking counter measures against attacks using bacteria or viruses or toxins.

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  • The deadly bacterial spores mailed to victims in the U.S. anthrax attacks, scientists say, share a chemical 'fingerprint' that is not found in bacteria from the flask linked to...
  • Gary Gaugler/Science Photo Library at a biodefence meeting on February 24, Joseph Michael, a material scientist at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New...
  • The company's business strategy is focused in three areas: biodefence, cancer and infectious diseases.
  • Burnett JC, Henchal EA, Schmaljohn AL, Bavari S (2005) The evolving field of biodefence: therapeutic developments and diagnostics.
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