Discouraging the Bomb: U.S. Counterproliferation Success against Libya

Counterproliferation with Advanced Microarray Technology

n response to perceived terrorist biological threats within the United States, counterproliferation efforts have increased steadily in recent years. A variety of advanced technologies can be used to detect unknown organisms that may be potentially harmful to humans and/or the environment. However, fi rst responders need more rapid, reliable, and accurate detection devices than are now available...

Pooling success against malaria

Neotrópica and the nearby town of Golfito, involves building a medical clinic in La Gamba. The Rainforest of the Austrians has once again been collecting donations, this time to pay for the hospital's equipment. Thus the Rainforest of the Austrians is managing to involve and benefit the local community while continuing to work towards its primary goals of conservation, research and education. T...

Universal Agent Sensor for Counterproliferation Applications

echnologies to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by rogue governments and international terrorist organizations are a top national priority. One of the top development requirements is for highly sensitive and specific detection technologies for biological warfare agents. This article describes the development of sensors for field detection of weapons of mass destruction u...

Endogenous Retroviruses: With Us and against Us

Mammalian genomes are scattered with thousands of copies of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), mobile genetic elements that are relics of ancient retroviral infections. After inserting copies into the germ line of a host, most ERVs accumulate mutations that prevent the normal assembly of infectious viral particles, becoming trapped in host genomes and unable to leave to infect other cells. While m...

Discouraging colonic polyps.