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Scientists Debate How To Conduct Bird Flu Research

(NPR)(Audio) This time around, fears revolve around experiments on the bird flu virus H5N1. Scientists tweaked its genes and made it more transmissible between ferrets, which are the laboratory stand-in for people. Some experts fear that if this virus ever escaped …

February 16, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, Biosafety, Biotechnology, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Soligenix Demonstrates Positive Proof of Concept with its Proprietary Vaccine …

(Press Release) “We are very excited about these results as the achievement of extended stability under elevated temperature represents a significant step forward in vaccine technology,” stated Robert N. Brey, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of Soligenix. “These studies successfully establish the proof of concept that our vaccine thermostabilization technology works and now allows for the Read More »

February 8, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Research
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Bio-security, an emerging challenge

(Hindu Business Line) Action is needed at the national and international levels to deal with this threat. Biotech research is conducted in a wide range of institutions, in government laboratories, universities, and by the private sector. Freedom to do research in biotechnology shouldn’t be hampered, and intellectual property rights must be protected. However, the risks Read More »

January 27, 2012
| Filed under South Asia, Biological Weapons, Biosafety, Biotechnology, Bioterrorism, and Policy & Initiatives
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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 …

January 27, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Biosafety, Biotechnology, Bioterrorism, and Countermeasures
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Pentagon Seeking Ideas on Biothreat Detectors

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. Defense Department is seeking suggestions from the private sector for potential creation of a compact device that could be carried by combat troops to pinpoint and classify biological warfare materials or other dangerous disease threats, Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine reported on Thursday. The Pentagon’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency emphasized it Read More »