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Court Rejects Appeal of Livermore Biolab Decision

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. Energy Department has adequately assessed potential extremist threats to a new biological defense laboratory at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, three federal judges determined on Tuesday in a unanimous decision to allow the site to remain open. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2006 froze work Read More »

February 9, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, Bioterrorism, and Policy & Initiatives
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Video: Debating H5N1 and dual-use research

(Nature News Blog) On 2 February, scientists and public health officials squared off in a panel discussion at the New York Academy of Sciences. Debate raged around the fate of two papers which describe a mutant strain of the avian influenza virus H5N1. The virus is capable of mammal-to-mammal transmission, which has raised concern that Read More »

February 8, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, and Bioterrorism
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Pakistani Officials Order Anthrax Checks of All Mail Sent to Provincial Leaders

(Global Security Newswire) Pakistani security officials have ordered that all mail intended for the chief minister and governor of a regional northwest province be examined for anthrax, Central Asia Online reported on Friday. Personnel at the officials’ residences in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have been told to be on the alert for parcels containing the bacteria, Read More »

February 8, 2012
| Filed under South Asia, Agents & Toxins, and Bioterrorism
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Bioethics Commission To Investigate Ways To Protect Kids From Bioterrorism, Anthrax

(Slate Magazine) The U.S. administration will weigh the potential risks and benefits surrounding ways to shield children from bioterrorism and methods to treat them after an attack. The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues is set to tackle the issue in the spring, after a request from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Read More »

February 8, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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DA Henderson, Scientist Who Helped Eradicate Smallpox, Says US Is Unprepared …

(Huffington Post) Dr. DA Henderson, the epidemiologist who led the global effort to eradicate smallpox and is a leading voice on biodefense, told The Huffington Post that no one is in charge when it comes to dealing with the fallout from a bioterrorism attack. “I’ve kept quiet about this for a long time, but I’m Read More »