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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Be Released in Panama This Weekend

(Epoch Times) Starting Feb. 15, UK bio-tech company Oxitec will begin releasing genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Nuevo Chorillo, Panama. It will release 240,000 GM mosquitoes a week. Female Anopheles mosquitoes spread malaria, dengue, and other diseases. The idea is to release male mosquitoes genetically engineered to produce offspring that will die, thus decreasing the Read More »

February 16, 2014
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, Biotechnology, and International
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Stopping Microbes Not Missiles: U.S. Plans For Next Global Threat

(WEMU) Spot the next plague before it arrives. Predict the next swine flu outbreak before it makes headlines. Even detect a biological weapon before it’s launched. These are the goals of an ambitious initiative, launched Thursday, to build a worldwide surveillance system for infectious diseases.

February 16, 2014
| Filed under Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, and Countermeasures
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DVIDS – News – Operation Pure Cure tests bioterrorism response

February 14, 2014
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Early Tests Bode Well for Bioterrorism Treatment – Nextgov.com

February 14, 2014
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An opportunity to bug biosecurity

(Scoop News) They’re creepy, they’re crawly, and they’re on display in the Environment Southland marquee at Southern Field Days. Following on from biocontrol success in several areas, a raft of biocontrol agents including Dung beetles, Broom galls mites, Green thistle beetles; Gorse soft shoot moths and Ragwort plume moths will make an appearance in the Read More »

February 14, 2014
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Biosafety
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