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Northrop Grumman Europe debuts CBRN monitor system

LONDON, March 28 (UPI) — A man-portable system for monitoring chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents has been launched by Northrop Grumman’s British subsidiary. Called the Integrated Tactical Rapid Assessment of CBRN Environments — I-TRACE — the system facilitates decision support and enhances situational awareness and information sharing among emergency response organizations.

March 29, 2011
| Filed under Europe, North America, Biotechnology, and Countermeasures
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African countries urged to speed up the passage of biosafety legislations

Accra, March 26, GNA – African countries have been urged to speed up with their biosafety legislations to allow capacity building in modern biotechnology application. “The capacity building should include stewardship that would allow for safe quality product development,” Professor Walter Alhassan, Coordinator, Project on Strengthening Capacity for Safe Biotechnology Management in Sub-Saharan Africa (SABIMA), Read More »

March 28, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Biosafety, and Biotechnology
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Panel on Anthrax Inquiry Finds Case Against Ivins Persuasive – New York Times

WASHINGTON — A panel of psychiatrists who studied the medical records of Bruce E. Ivins said Wednesday that the F.B.I.’s case that he mailed the anthrax letters in 2001 was persuasive, and that Dr. Ivins’s history of mental problems should have disqualified him from working with dangerous pathogens.

March 24, 2011
| Filed under North America and Biotechnology
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Princeton engineers create new bioweapon detecting sensor

Engineers from Princeton University have developed a new sensor capable of detecting a variety of substances, from hidden explosives to biological weapons to signs of cancer.

March 22, 2011
| Filed under Biotechnology
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Open-Source Software Designed to Minimize Synthetic Biology Risks is Released

(Nanowerk News) A software package designed to minimize the potential risks of synthetic biology for the nation’s defense and security is now available to the gene synthesis industry and synthetic biology community in an open-source format. Virginia Tech has licensed GenoTHREAT, a software tool that helps detect the use of synthetic DNA as bioterrorism agents. Read More »