There is no longer a question of whether or not a bioterrorist will attack, but rather the question remains, when will they attack? It is highly likely that a terrorist group could threaten or attack Americans with germs within the next few years, according to President Clinton (T.V.). Biological warfare intentionally uses viruses, bacteria, fungi, or toxins from living organisms and death or disease in humans, animals, or plants. Fermentation can be used to produce such bacterial agents as anthrax, brucellosis, cholera, meloidosis, plague, q fever, or tularemia. Other viral agents are smallpox, cimean congo HF, rift valley fever, and vee (Helsinsky). Use of these types of viruses and bacteria are becoming widespread in many areas of the world because they can affect many people efficiently and are cost effective. Biological weapons can be traced back to Exodus when God placed the ten plagues upon the Egyptians, as a result of Pharaohs refusal to free the Jews from slavery. These plagues included blood, frogs, vermin, flies, murrain, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and the slaying of the first-born. Even though this type of warfare may have had origins as early as Exodus, the process of making these germs is described in scientific literature and is no secret to terrorists (Helsinsky, other). Which are only seven simple steps to follow. The steps are very simple, the first process would be to start off by selecting a source of protein you want that you would want to have a mass amount of. The second, would be to isolate and purify the total RNA, after that is accumulated you would have to make a cDNA using the PCR. The fourth step would be to amplify the cDNA by also using the PCR once again. Fifth, you would have to clone the fragment by inserting the protein into a plasmid form and transforming an e. coli, and the final step, would be to express the protein and purify it. The steps sound difficult to follow, but if you know ...
