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Prions could theoretically be employed as a weaponized agent. [136] [137] With potential fatality rates of 100%, prions could be an effective bioweapon, sometimes called a "biochemical weapon", because a prion is a biochemical. An unfavorable aspect is prions' very long incubation periods.
This is a list of the genera, species, and subspecies belonging to the prions, which belong to the Procellariiformes. [1] Pachyptila
The members of this genus and the blue petrel form a sub-group called prions. They range throughout the southern hemisphere, often in the much cooler higher latitudes. Three species, the broad-billed prion (Pachyptila vittata), the Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata) and the fairy prion (Pachyptila turtur), range into the subtropics.
The breeding distribution of the Salvin's prion is restricted to Crozet Islands and Prince Edward Island. [7] [8] Salvin's prion breeds principally on Île aux Cochons in the Crozet Islands, where four million pairs are thought to breed. [citation needed] Other breeding colonies include Prince Edward Island, St Paul Island and Amsterdam Island.
The Antarctic prion has an overall length of 27 cm (11 in), a wingspan of 61–66 cm (24–26 in) and weighs 150–160 g (5.3–5.6 oz). Like all prions, its underparts are white and upperparts are blue-grey, with a dark "M" across its back to its wingtips.
Detonating large numbers of nuclear weapons would have an immediate, short term and long-term effects on the climate, potentially causing cold weather known as a "nuclear winter" [82] with reduced sunlight and photosynthesis [83] that may generate significant upheaval in advanced civilizations. [84]
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), also known as prion diseases, [1] are a group of progressive, incurable, and fatal conditions that are associated with the prion hypothesis and affect the brain and nervous system of many animals, including humans, cattle, and sheep.
The Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989 (BWATA), Pub. L. 101–298, enacted May 22, 1990) was a piece of U.S. legislation that was passed into law in 1990. It provided for the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention as well as criminal penalties for violation of its provisions. [ 1 ]