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New study shows why swine flu virus develops drug resistance

(University of Bristol) Professor Adrian Mulholland and Dr Christopher Woods from Bristol’s School of Chemistry, together with colleagues in Thailand, used graphics processing units (GPUs) to simulate the molecular processes that take place when these drugs are used to treat the H1N1-2009 strain of influenza – commonly known as ‘swine flu’. Their results, published today  Read More »

Cambodian girl, 10, dies from bird flu

(WHO – AFP) PHNOM PENH — A 10-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Monday, the country’s third fatality from the virulent disease this year. The child developed a fever and shortness of breath on May 20 and died on Sunday, the WHO said in a joint statement with  Read More »

USDA Provides $332411 to Guam for Pest, Plant Disease Management

(Pacific News Center) Guam – Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided $332,411 to Guam for plant health management and the prevention of pests and spread of plant diseases. This funding includes $221,607 for coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Eradication, and $110,804 for the Customs Biosecurity Initiative.

Neurosecurity and the Ethics of Military Cognitive Enhancement

(Science Progress) Is it ethical or legal to dose detainees with oxytocin, the naturally occurring “love chemical,” to enhance interrogation? What about giving soldiers drugs intended to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder? Should external electrical stimulation be used to help warfighters learn their jobs more quickly? And what if it turns out that certain genes that  Read More »

Science Publishing and the Dual Use Dilemma

(PLoS Blogs) You may be familiar with the controversy over recent research conducted on H5N1 influenza. If you follow science news, it’s been hard to miss. Two papers, both of which report on the potential for H5N1 to become transmissible between experimental mammals, set off an international flurry over potential biosecurity concerns late last year.  Read More »

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