PLEASE EXPLAIN BIOWEAPON IS IT SAME AS VECTOR USED IN GENE TRANSFER

Q 18. 
Choose the incorrect statement w.r.t. Bioweapons​

(1) They are low cost weapons 
(2) They cause more casualities than conventional weapons 
(3) They are extremely difficult to detect 
(4) Bacterium E. coli created letter scare in 2001 
 

Dear student,            
Please find below the solution to the asked query         
                                                
A biological weapon is not similar to a vector used for gene transfer in Recombinant DNA technology.

​A biological weapon or bioweapon is a device that carries and delivers to the target organism a pathological biological agent or a toxin derived from it. The biological agent/ toxin, called bioweapon agent is kept in a suitable container so that it remains active and virulent during the time of delivery. This container could be delivered in various ways , including missiles and aircrafts. 
Some of the potential pathogens for the bioweapons are those that cause anthrax, small pox & the botulinum toxin. They are used to kill or injure people.

Incorrect statement is (4). It was Anthrax bacteria that created letter scare in 2001.     

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