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Preventing Catastrophic Consequences of Bioterrorism in an Urban Setting
Pages 35-38

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... and Yevgeny A Permyakov Russian Academy of Sciences Pushchino Science Center Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Biological Instrument Development Potentially catastrophic consequences of acts of bioterrorism in urban settings are associated both with the particular ways in which modern megacities function and with the unique characteristics of the potential bioagents themselves.
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... , further dispersed with the aid of air currents produced by the movement of the trains, could under conditions existing in Moscow lead to the infection of several million people. Furthermore, taking into account the flow of passengers through Moscow to other regions, infected individuals would simultaneously appear at the end of the latency period in almost all regions of Russia.
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... · spectral and optical devices and equipment for the visible and ultraviolet spectral ranges, including broad-range spectrofluorimeters and spectrophotometers, photometers for immunological research, optical detectors for chromatography, interference filters, and quartz and glass cuvettes · equipment for culturing microorganisms · devices and equipment for biochemical research (trace DNA amplifiers, peptide synthesizers, chromatography and electrophoresis equipment, lyophilizer freeze-dryers and vats, membrane and peristaltic pumps, micropipettes, shakers, thermostats, sterilizers, chemical and biological test systems, and so forth) · equipment for cell research, including micromanipulators, equipment for cell microsurgery, and equipment for electrophysiological research · equipment for the automation of biological experiments (electronic systems for the collection, processing, and visualization of experimental data, as well as systems for the electronic control of biological experiments)
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... successes in developing systems for detecting and identifying potential bioagents as well as the enduring potential of Russian scientists, such a joint project at the RAS Pushchino Science Center (including the capabilities available at the State Research Center for Applied Microbiology in Obolensk) could play a substantial role in the creation of an international system to provide protection against biological terrorism.
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