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biodefense  

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  • With the increasing concern about possible biological warfare attacks in recent years, many governments have been involved in developing “biodefense” techniques to protect military combatants and civilians from biological attacks. Biological warfare has been practiced since ancient times, when people sometimes poisoned the water supplies of their rivals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Biodefense]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-M4DZ4GGN-1

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