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Chem-Bio Surveillance System Under Development in India

(Global Security Newswire) A surveillance technology being developed in India is intended to provide advance alert of a biological or chemical strike, the New Indian Express reported on Thursday. The project at India’s Defense Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory would incorporate nano-size systems and is intended to aid in biological and chemical defense, according to V.K. Read More »

June 22, 2012
| Filed under South Asia, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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DIY biology

(Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) In the nineteenth century, research in the natural and life sciences was largely self-supported. Charles Darwin had the good fortune of being born into a wealthy family, enabling him to pursue his passions as a gentleman naturalist and to develop the trailblazing theory of evolution. Darwin’s good fortune ended up Read More »

June 19, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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iBio says anthrax vaccine patent expands IP portfolio significantly – Proactive Investors USA & Canada

Proactive Investors USA & CanadaiBio says anthrax vaccine patent expands IP portfolio significantlyProactive Investors USA & CanadaBiotech company iBio (AMEX:IBIO) said Monday the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has allowed one of its patent applications, which will add to the company's iBioModulator portfolio upon issue.iBio Announces Important Expansion of its Intellectual Property Portfolio …MarketWatch (press Read More »

June 18, 2012
| Filed under Biotechnology
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DARPA Is Just As Worried About A Bioterror Attack As The Pentagon

(Business Insider) This morning, the day after the Department of Defense’s number two man referred to bioterror as an inevitable threat against the United States civilian and military populations, DARPA tweeted a call for a method to disarm certain kinds of bioweapons. The solicitation — put out alongside requests for advanced magnetic imaging studies, laser Read More »

June 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Made-in-Singapore H5N1 Bird Flu Diagnostic Kit – Detects All Known Strains of H5N1 Virus with a Single Test

(Press Release) Singapore – The close collaboration between scientists from the Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC) under the Agency for Science and Technology Research (A*STAR) and clinicians from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has enabled the successful development of the most comprehensive and rapid H5N1 bird flu test kit available to date. With this highly advanced Read More »