The use of biotechnology could send our world back to the death and despair of the dark ages. There have been efforts to have a global ban on this type of warfare, but as long as there are terrorists, this type of warfare will continue to be their primary use of these destructive chemicals. Although biological and chemical weapons are similar in some ways, they also differ. They both have extreme effects, those contaminated by …showed first 75 words of 385 total…

…showed last 75 words of 385 total…million each year. Ancient practices include throwing poisonous snakes on board ships, throwing diseased, dead, bodies into the enemy’s water supply and putting fecal matter on arrowheads that shot the people with. Hopefully biological weapons will not take us back to the dark ages. The warfare is going to continue unless terrorism is stopped. Bans made against the chemicals being used will help in this effort. Precautions will also help to not spread diseases.