Update on Variola (Smallpox) Virus Destruction (May 2010)

This TWN paper updates on ongoing variola virus research projects and the WHO Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research. It was prepared for the 63rd World Health Assembly (17-21 May 2010). […]

Update on Destruction of Variola Virus Stocks (March 2006)

This paper provides an update on developments since the publication ‘The Genetic Engineering of Smallpox’ in 2005. It takes into account events from the 58th World Health Assembly (May 2005) through the present. […]

Emerging Technologies: GE and Biological Weapons

This report gives a systematic overview of the impact of biotechnology on biological weapons development, focusing on existing technologies and recent discoveries which have implications that are still poorly understood. […]

The Genetic Engineering of Smallpox

A briefing paper on the campaign by the Sunshine Project and Third World Network to stop the genetic modification of smallpox virus. […]

An Introduction to Biological Weapons, their Prohibition, and the Relationship to Biosafety

The paper provides a history of biological weapons and discusses the future of biological weapons and their prohibition. It highlights the relationship between the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol. […]