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Experts say synthetic biology makes bioterrorism more accessible

(Bio Prep Watch) Biodefense and counter-terrorism experts Patrick Rose and Adam Bernier said on Monday that advancements in synthetic biology could give more options to organizations that want to develop and pursue biological weapons. The pair published a two-part series on CBRNePortal explaining that advancements in synthetic biology and “DIYbio” have made biological weapons more Read More »

March 19, 2014
| Filed under Biological Weapons, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism
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Biosecurity staff find skulls and maggots – Story – Environment/Sci – 3 News

March 18, 2014
| Filed under Bioterrorism
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The Only Thing Scarier Than Bio-Warfare is the Antidote – Newsweek

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March 13, 2014
| Filed under Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism
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The Only Thing Scarier Than Bio-Warfare is the Antidote

(Newsweek) It was spring 1979 in Sverdlovsk, Russia, a large industrial city straddling the border of Europe and Asia in what was then the Soviet Union. Without warning, 96 residents became ill, with symptoms similar to a severe flu: fever and chills, sore throat and headaches, with some nausea and vomiting. Just the usual one-week Read More »

March 13, 2014
| Filed under Europe, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, Bioterrorism, and International
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UTMB Collaborates on Program Targeting Potential Bioterrorist Pathogens

(Global Biodefense) The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Profectus Biosciences, Tekmira Pharmaceuticals and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center have been awarded up to $26 million to advance treatments of the highly lethal hemorrhagic fever viruses Ebola and Marburg. These filoviruses are considered “Tier 1″ pathogens by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Read More »

March 11, 2014
| Filed under Agents & Toxins, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Research
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