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(University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences) A team of UCLA-led researchers has identified a protein with broad virus-fighting properties that potentially could be used as a weapon against deadly human pathogenic viruses such as HIV, Ebola, Rift Valley Fever, Nipah and others designated “priority pathogens” for national biosecurity purposes by the National Institute  Read More »

Toronto StarMutant virus sparks bioethics debateToronto StarThis strain — once described by its creator as “probably one of the most dangerous viruses you can make” — has sparked one of the most inflamed bioethics debates in recent memory, raising anxieties over bioterrorism, scientific censorship and the …and more »

Cangene drug against bioterrorism toxin likely safe for humans, says FDA panelFierceBiotechU.S. drug regulators deem a therapy developed by Cangene likely to be effective in humans to protect against a toxin considered a bioterrorism threat. Botulinum neurotoxin has long been judged a potential biological warfare agent, and there are …and more »

Biodefense Stock Alert: PositiveID (OTCBB:PSID) Reports Issuance of Draft RFP …InvestorIdeas.com (press release)DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – February 7, 2013 (Investorideas.com Newswire) PositiveID Corporation (OTCBB: PSID), a developer of biological detection and diagnostics solutions, today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") released …and more »