Want to develop countermeasures to biological weapons?

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The next Omaha Science Cafe topic will be biological weapons and the development of countermeasures.

The speaker will be Ken Bayles, who is associate vice chancellor for basic science research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St.

Science Cafes are free educational events sponsored by the university to increase people’s science literacy. They are open to everyone 21 and older. Go to www.unmc.edu/sciencecafe for more information about Science Cafes.