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Molecular Computer Detects Ebola and Marburg Viruses

(Scientific American) Early detection is key to slowing outbreaks of Ebola, such as the one currently spreading across west Africa that is estimated to have infected almost 1000 people, according to the latest World Health Organization report. A molecular computer could one day simplify analysis of biomedical assays like those used to diagnose Ebola, researchers Read More »

July 21, 2014
| Filed under Agents & Toxins, Biotechnology, and Research
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New Assay to Spot Fake Malaria Drugs

(Global Biodefense)The World Health Organization has estimated that about 200,000 lives a year may be lost due to the use of counterfeit anti-malarial drugs. A new Oregon State University technology may be able to help address that problem by testing drugs for efficacy at a cost of a few cents.

July 16, 2014
| Filed under Biotechnology, Public Health, and Research
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Soligenix Announces Combination Vaccine for Ricin and Anthrax Achieves Simultaneous Protection

(PR Newswire) Soligenix, Inc. (OTCQB: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat serious inflammatory diseases where there remains an unmet medical need, as well as developing several biodefense vaccines and therapeutics, announced today that the combination of RiVax™ and VeloThrax™ induces protective immunity to both ricin Read More »

July 14, 2014
| Filed under Agents & Toxins, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Research
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Biotech Breakthroughs May Put Chemical Arms in Easier Reach

(National Journal) An international team wants to closely watch how future technologies could make the world’s deadliest poisons easier to produce and harder to regulate. It is still impossible to know how an array of emerging technologies — such as custom-built proteins and microscopic containers — will affect capabilities to manufacture and deliver lethal chemicals Read More »

July 7, 2014
| Filed under Biotechnology, Countermeasures, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Global Synthetic Biology Market Expected to Reach USD13.4 Billion in 2019

(PRNewswire) According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Synthetic Biology Market (Synthetic DNA, Synthetic Genes, Synthetic Cells, XNA, Chassis Organisms, DNA Synthesis, Oligonucleotide Synthesis)- Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 – 2019” the global synthetic biology market was valued at USD 1.8 billion in 2012 and is Read More »