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Chicago Hospital Prepares $20M Bio-Chem Response Unit

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is planning a $20 million addition designed to treat victims of a biological or chemical attack, the Chicago Tribune reported last week (see GSN, Nov. 28, 2007). Following its scheduled completion in January 2012, the McCormick Foundation Advanced Center for Emergency Response would specialize in preventing the spread of Read More »

July 7, 2010
| Filed under North America and Countermeasures
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A self-pumping lab-on-a-chip for rapid detection of botulinum toxin.

Related Articles A self-pumping lab-on-a-chip for rapid detection of botulinum toxin. Lab Chip. 2010 Jul 1; Authors: Lillehoj PB, Wei F, Ho CM A robust poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) surface treatment was utilized for the development of a self-pumping lab-on-a-chip (LOC) to rapidly detect minute quantities of toxic substances. One such toxin, botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), is an Read More »

July 6, 2010
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
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FACT SHEET: Executive Order on Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States

Today, President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order that directs fundamental changes to the way highly hazardous pathogens and toxins in the United States are secured against misuse. Research on such so-called Biological Select Agents and Toxins (BSAT) is critical for the development and availability of public health and medical tools that are needed to Read More »

July 2, 2010
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Executive Order – Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States that: (a) A robust and productive scientific enterprise that utilizes biological select agents and toxins (BSAT) is essential Read More »

July 2, 2010
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Biosurveillance: Efforts to Develop a National Biosurveillance Capability Need a National Strategy and a Designated Leader

June 30, 2010
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