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Time and Money Are Being Wasted in the Lab

(The Chronicle) Advances across virtually all fields of science show promise for solving an array of puzzles about the nature of the world—from disease emergence and climate-change impact to the origins of our universe. Unfortunately, the pace of scientific progress is being slowed by excessive, redundant, and ineffective requirements imposed both by government agencies and  Read More »

Predicting, preventing, and controlling pandemics: Making the case for a strategic action plan

(EurekAlert) About 60% of infectious diseases are caused by viruses, bacteria and other pathogens that make the jump to humans from other species. This includes some of the most devastating disease outbreaks of the past 30 years, including HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and SARS. Despite the huge and rising toll of such diseases, many gaps remain in  Read More »

Scientists Air Worries Over Proposed Rules on Avian Influenza Studies

(Global Security Newswire) The Obama administration last week rolled out a system to assess the potential benefits and threats of certain avian influenza studies and possibly mandate nondisclosure of some research activities, prompting worried responses over the measure’s potential to inhibit future research, Science magazine reported on Friday. National Institutes of Health Associate Director Amy Patterson  Read More »

US Plans for New H5N1 Science Reviews Ruffle Researchers

(AAAS) Researchers are giving mixed reviews to a draft U.S. government plan to subject some grant requests for studies involving the H5N1 avian influenza virus to special reviews—and perhaps even require the work to be kept secret. Elements of the plan have been “very controversial within [the] U.S. government” committee that developed it, Amy Patterson,  Read More »

CIA Sued Over Alledged 1953 Murder of Military Scientist

(Bloomberg) Employees of the Central Intelligence Agency murdered military scientist Frank Olson in 1953 after he raised concerns about testing chemical and biological weapons on human subjects without their consent, according to a lawsuit brought by his two sons. Eric and Nils Olson, in a complaint filed against the U.S. today in Washington, said the  Read More »

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