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Drug for Bioterrorism Antimicrobial Resistant Infections Funded by HHS

(Homeland Security Today) A new drug that is expected to help protect the public against two bioterrorism threats will advance in development under a public-private partnership, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced. HHS said the new drug will also provide “a new Read More »

February 10, 2014
| Filed under Bioterrorism and Research
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February 8, 2014
| Filed under Biosafety and Research
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Researchers gear up to battle bug that’s devastating U.S. citrus crop | Business | FresnoBee.com

February 8, 2014
| Filed under Agriculture and Research
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Complete Containment

(R&D) Laboratories are like a living organism: They need to breathe to survive. Air exchange and management is one of a laboratory’s primary functions, and like the creature that breathes with lungs, the research environment contains many cells, or pockets, of both pure and contaminated air. These enclosures, from small gloveboxes to entire cleanrooms, protect Read More »

February 8, 2014
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Avian flu variant stalks Egypt

(Science Codex) Since its first identification in Asia, highly pathogenic avian influenza—H5N1—has caused significant alarm in the scientific community. While the virus’ primary target is birds—tens of millions have already died from it—it is capable of infecting mammals, including humans, causing serious illness and a frightening rate of mortality. In a new study, Matthew Scotch, Read More »

February 8, 2014
| Filed under Middle East, Agents & Toxins, International, and Research
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