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ADVANCED BIOLOGICAL AGENTS [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • CBRNE Weapons
CONT

... there is a risk that advances in biotechnology will augment not only defensive measures but also offensive biological warfare agent development and allow the creation of advanced biological agents designed to target specific systems — human, animal, or crop.

OBS

advanced biological agent: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • advanced biological agents

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Armes CBRNE
CONT

Cinq attributs importants caractérisant [des] agents biologiques avancés ont été décrits : [haute] virulence associée à une spécificité élevée; [absence] de contre-mesures opportunes pour la population attaquée; [possibilité] de camoufler l'agent avec une relative facilité; [haut] degré de résistance aux forces environnementales défavorables; [et haut] degré de contrôlabilité.

Spanish

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