But biological attacks may not take effect for several days making it much harder to mount an emergency response and cope with the mass hysteria among those who fear contamination.
Across the European Union, there is broad agreement that the 15 member states need to co-operate in preparing for a chemical or biological attack, but little progress has been made.
It's okay for chemical weapons it's okay for biological weapon at the toxin and bacteriological, but not the viral.
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Most of us have the biological flexibility to adjust to these patterns, but not so for people with bipolar disorder.
But coalition forces are still searching for evidence of Saddam's chemical, biological and nuclear programmes, and America remains distrustful of the UN's chief weapons inspector, Hans Blix.
The biological reasons for why this may be are unclear, but the researchers speculated that potential chromosomal abnormalities in the eggs of older women and mutations in the sperm of older men may be a factor.
As a single mother with two other young children, the biological mother felt she had no choice but to give her daughter up for adoption, said a legal brief filed by her lawyers.
The UN has never made that list of companies and all the details public, but it's known that chemical precursors for chemical weapons and tubes for missiles and biological agents, including anthrax samples, were sent by American suppliers.
It will be hard for NASA to definitively say if an organic is of biological origin or not, but they say the research they do with MSL will help guide future missions.
"The potential for a pollution incident is unknown at this time, but officials have limited concerns about any biological threats due to the length of time the vessel has been at sea, " the Coast Guard said in a statement.
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"The grim news about polar bears and sea ice decline is horrifying, but it is a call to action, not despair, " said Kassie Siegel of the Center for Biological Diversity.
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Sir MICHAEL QUINLAN (British Defense Ministry): I see the theoretical case for brandishing the option of first use if anybody else uses biological or chemical weapons, but I think the realism of having to do that is very low, and it seems to me unfortunate at a time when everyone is expecting the five nuclear powers to downplay nuclear weapons, to reduce their salience.
For businesses utilizing genetic resources, the new Protocol is particular important, but for all businesses, the broader objective is to ensure social equity with respect to the use of all biological resources.
Lead researcher Dr Mohammad Hajihosseini, from the university's school of biological sciences, said the discovery could eventually offer a permanent solution for tackling obesity - but it would take up to five or 10 years to translate the findings into humans.
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