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CDC to create anthrax research database in Atlanta

(Atlanta Business Chronicle) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to establish a public database in Atlanta of the bacteria Bacullus anthracis, which cause the deadly disease anthrax.The agency has published a request-for-quote to hire a contractor for the project. The move comes just weeks after the CDC made world headlines when 75 workers  Read More »

Biotech Breakthroughs May Put Chemical Arms in Easier Reach

(National Journal) An international team wants to closely watch how future technologies could make the world’s deadliest poisons easier to produce and harder to regulate. It is still impossible to know how an array of emerging technologies — such as custom-built proteins and microscopic containers — will affect capabilities to manufacture and deliver lethal chemicals  Read More »

Bioterrorism workshop presenters call for greater safety measures

(Bio PrepWatch) The Quaid-i-Azam University Department of Biotechnology and the School of Politics and International Relations held a workshop on March 26 that explored concerns in biotechnology. The workshop, titled “Raising awareness on dual use concerns in biotechnology,” focused on the misuse of knowledge and emerging techniques, including the creation of unique and novel pathogens  Read More »

Biosecurity agency hails awareness drive a success

(Fiji Times Online) IT is important to know issues of biosecurity and what channels to follow when seeking assistance, says Biosecurity Authority of Fiji executive chairman Xavier Riyaz Khan. His comment follows the successful community awareness recently held around the country. Yesterday, the awareness in Labasa attracted a huge crowd throughout the day. Students, the  Read More »

Senate committee critical of biosecurity policy

(Rural) The Federal Government should establish an independent statutory body to oversee quarantine and biosecurity policy and operations, a Senate committee has found. The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee has handed down a report which recommends upholding bans on imports of Fijian ginger, New Zealand potatoes and Malaysian pineapples.

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