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Patent Granted for Anthrax Elimination System
(Global Biodefense) In addition to the patents held for healthcare-based enclosed space disinfection applications, Medizone International, Inc. has now been awarded a patent for its government variant of AsepticSure, intended for use by defense agencies as a response to a biological attack on critical buildings, infrastructure and resources.
- February 5, 2014
- | Filed under North America, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Research
PHG Foundation | £40 million funding for new UK synthetic biology centres
- February 4, 2014
- | Filed under Biotechnology, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
PHG Foundation | £40 million funding for new UK synthetic biology centres
- February 4, 2014
- | Filed under Biotechnology, International, and Research
The next pandemic could be downloaded from the internet
- February 4, 2014
- | Filed under Biotechnology
The next pandemic could be downloaded from the internet
(Phys Org) Last October, scientists in California sequenced the DNA for the “type H” botulinum toxin. One gram of this toxin would be sufficient to kill half a billion people, making it the deadliest substance yet discovered – with no antidote. The DNA sequence was not placed on public databases, marking the first time genetic Read More »
- February 4, 2014
- | Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Biotechnology, and Policy & Initiatives