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Bioterrorism exercises

How to keep the new coronavirus from being used as a terrorist weapon

By Richard Pilch | Analysis, Biosecurity

Coronavirus overview: How political ideology and governmental incompetence can kill you

By John Mecklin | Biosecurity

Hot zone in the heartland?

By Elisabeth Eaves | Biosecurity, Investigative Reporting

The black death. Watercolor by Monro Orr

Black plague, Spanish flu, smallpox: All hold lessons for coronavirus

By Ibrahim Al-Marashi | Biosecurity

Fear factor: The unseen perils of the Ebola outbreak

By James M. Shultz, Benjamin M. Althouse, Florence Baingana, Janice L. Cooper, Maria Espinola, Michael Greene, Zelde Espinel, Clyde B. McCoy, Laurie Mazurik, Andreas Rechkemmer | Uncategorized