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PHG Foundation | £40 million funding for new UK synthetic biology centres

February 4, 2014
| Filed under Biotechnology, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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allAfrica.com: Uganda: U.S. Agency Says Projects Offer Model for Greater Health Security

February 4, 2014
| Filed under International and Policy & Initiatives
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US Safer When CDC Works With Other Countries to Fight Infectious Diseases

(Infection Control Today) According to an article in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pilot projects between CDC and Uganda and CDC and Vietnam have resulted in improvements in disease detection and response that may serve as a model for increasing global Read More »

February 4, 2014
| Filed under International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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The next pandemic could be downloaded from the internet

(Phys Org) Last October, scientists in California sequenced the DNA for the “type H” botulinum toxin. One gram of this toxin would be sufficient to kill half a billion people, making it the deadliest substance yet discovered – with no antidote. The DNA sequence was not placed on public databases, marking the first time genetic Read More »

February 4, 2014
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Biotechnology, and Policy & Initiatives
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Medical countermeasures may be weak link in U.S. biodefense

(Bio Prep Watch) Medical countermeasure production must be enhanced if the U.S. wants to be prepared to respond to bioterrorism, according to an op-ed recently published in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Christina England, a master’s candidate in security policy at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, said that the Read More »

January 27, 2014
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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