Efforts have also been taken to ensure that these medical countermeasures are able to be disseminated effectively in the event of a bioterrorist attack.
The same technology that will enable us to reprogram biology away from disease -- biotechnology -- could also be used by a bioterrorist to create a superweapon.
The act included draconian and sweeping language giving the government almost limitless power in responding to a declared national health emergency, such as a bioterrorist attack or an epidemic.
