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US Defense Department Spent $140M On Ebola Treatment Research — And They’re Getting Close

(International Business Times) The tragic Ebola outbreak in the African nation of Guinea in recent days is devastating to local communities but has presented a rare opportunity to advance the pursuit of a cure. The epidemic has cost the lives of 83 people so far out of 127 total cases reported. There are no approved Read More »

April 4, 2014
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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PharmAthene Presents SparVax(R) Anthrax Vaccine Data at the New Technologies New Vaccines 2014 Conference

(WSJ) PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE MKT: PIP) announced today that data from the Company’s SparVax(R) next-generation anthrax vaccine program were recently presented at the 8(th) Annual New Technologies, New Vaccines conference. In a presentation entitled, “Factors that Affect Potency and Stability for a Recombinant Protective Antigen Vaccine,” Dr. Bradford Powell, Director, Analytical Sciences at PharmAthene, presented Read More »

April 1, 2014
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Research
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Synthetic biology moves beyond bacteria and viruses with ‘man-made’ yeast chromosome

(BioNews) The world’s first functional synthetic yeast chromosome has been created in an international seven-year effort. It is the first time a working chromosome from a eukaryotic organism – one that has cells containing a nucleus – has been artificially created. Synthetic biology’s prior milestones were mainly in bacteria or viruses, organisms that do not Read More »

April 1, 2014
| Filed under Biotechnology and Research
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Bioterrorism public health superbug

(Homeland Security News Wire) A new kind of single-dose vaccine that comes in a nasal spray and does not require refrigeration could dramatically alter the public health landscape — get more people vaccinated around the world and address the looming threats of emerging and re-emerging diseases. Researchers presented the latest design and testing of these Read More »

April 1, 2014
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Research
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Brighter future for bacteria detection

(MIT News Office) Ever wonder why fruits and vegetables sometimes hit the shelves contaminated by pathogenic bacteria such as listeria, E. coli, and salmonella? According to Tim Lu, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and biological engineering at MIT, it boils down to the inefficient bacteria-detection assays used in the food industry. In some cases, Read More »