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  • noun A threat from biological weapons.

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bio- +‎ threat

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Examples

  • A 2002 editorial in the Daily Californian also expressed concern about the kind of biothreat research Livermore will conduct.

    A Dangerous Biodefense Path 2008

  • Robin Robinson, the head of the health department's bioterrorism unit the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or "Barda" for short said in an interview the government has a "strong commitment against the anthrax biothreat."

    Fight Breaks Out Between Vaccine Firms 2010

  • The U.S. Department of Homeland S.curity is constructing a center that will merge biothreat information from federal agencies and eventually connect it with localities.

    Bioterrorism's Threat Persists 2008

  • So going forward now, if there's a biothreat, how is the CDC going to operate from here on forward?

    CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2007 2007

  • Another key player in the biothreat detection space is Combimatrix.

    Nanotech Takes On Homeland Terror Josh Wolfe 2006

  • Cepheid is working with other firms to employ the GeneXpert technology in additional types of biothreat detection.

    Nanotech Takes On Homeland Terror Josh Wolfe 2006

  • We have no choice but to assume that each reported instance is an actual biothreat.

    CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2001 2001

  • These risks and uncertainties include the Company's ability to continue the development of and successfully commercialize Easy Check; the Company's ability to expand its homeland security and biothreat detection applications both in the U.S. and abroad; as well as certain other risks.

    unknown title 2011

  • The TMTI was pioneered by The Department of Defense in 2006 to better prepare and protect the warfighter and the nation from emerging, genetically engineered, and unknown biothreat agents by providing a novel response capability from identification of pathogens to the development of medical countermeasures.

    News 2010

  • We are currently seeking Mid-Level Project Managers to actively manage the day to day activities of a government program charged with better preparing and protecting the war fighter and the nation from emerging, genetically engineered, and unknown biothreat agents.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2010

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