Biological weapons have threatened U.S. national security since at least World War II. Historically, however, the U.S. military has neglected research, developm

In the years since the 9/11 attacks—and the subsequent lethal anthrax letters—the United States has spent billions of dollars on measures to defend the popu

Scientific advances over the past several decades have accelerated the ability to engineer existing organisms and to potentially create novel ones not found in

In recent years, substantial efforts have been initiated to develop new drugs, vaccines, and other medical interventions against biological agents that could be

Bio-Imperialism focuses on an understudied dimension of the war on terror: the fight against bioterrorism. This component of the war enlisted the biosciences an