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Defense Authorization Measure Yields Less for Chem-Bio Defense, More for …

(Genetic Engineering News) Going forward, Handelman told Congress, CBEP will work to eliminate threats four ways: By consolidating and securing collections of pathogens deemed especially dangerous that might serve as the source for biological weapons; providing laboratory safety …

NEIDL Goes Public

(BU Today) Murphy, a School of Medicine professor of medicine and microbiology, researches the ways that bacterial protein toxins get into cells. Corley, a MED professor and chair of microbiology, investigates immune responses to viruses. But much of their time recently has been spent leading visitors through the many chambers of the National Emerging Infectious  Read More »

Experts debate aspects of H5N1 transmission studies

(CIDRAP) In a description of the safety level and conditions at the lab, they wrote that the facility is regularly inspected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using US “select agent” rules for overseas labs. The most recent inspection in …

Scientists Question Restrictions on Bird Flu Research

(Global Security Newswire) The decision by a U.S. biodefense advisory board to urge for the suppression of scientific research into the transmission of the avian flu virus will do more harm than good, scientists told the Chicago Tribune this week. The U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity in December called on researchers at the  Read More »

Benefits of H5N1 research do not outweigh the risks

(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Over the past decade, the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC has publicly argued for the importance of such research to develop diagnostics, medicines and vaccines for the most threatening infectious diseases. But research and development for those …

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