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Bacterial Toxin a Potential Trigger for Multiple Sclerosis |
(Global Biodefense) Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have added to the growing body of evidence that multiple sclerosis may be triggered by a toxin produced by common foodborne bacteria, in research presented recently at the 2014 ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting.
- February 4, 2014
- | Filed under Agents & Toxins, Public Health, and Research
PHG Foundation | £40 million funding for new UK synthetic biology centres
- February 4, 2014
- | Filed under Biotechnology, International, and Research
Microbial warfare: Anthrax assassin
(The Economist) A dead zebra in the open savannah of Namibia’s Etosha National Park would be an off-putting encounter for most people. But for Holly Ganz of the University of California, Davis and an international team of researchers, the striped ungulate’s carcass reeked of opportunity. The zebra met its demise at the hands of Bacillus Read More »
- February 4, 2014
- | Filed under Agents & Toxins and Research
Drug discovery potential of natural microbial genomes
- January 27, 2014
- | Filed under Public Health and Research
RFI – Rapid Detection of Infectious Disease Pathogens in Arthropods
(Global Biodefense) The US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) is conducting market research to assess the commercial availability or technical maturity of technologies for rapid detection of infectious disease pathogens in arthropods. The targeted product profile is for Arthropod Vector Pathogen Rapid Detection Devices (AVPRDDs), portable devices that enable service members to detect Read More »
- January 24, 2014
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research