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DPH Laboratory Gets National Award for Outstanding Training Program – WGMD Radio

DPH Laboratory Gets National Award for Outstanding Training ProgramWGMD RadioThe sentinel laboratories are health care microbiology labs that serve on the front line of detecting public health threats caused by agents of bioterrorism or newly emerging infectious diseases. The Outstanding Sentinel Training Program award is given …

October 19, 2012
| Filed under Biosafety
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Chem-Bio Division ‘focused’ on saving lives

(DVIDS) What if warfighters had chemical-biological suits that were worn as an everyday uniform? What if it could take only weeks to decontaminate an area the size of an airfield from anthrax without causing additional damage to the environment? What if new drugs could be tested on human organ surrogates to determine effectiveness? These are Read More »

October 10, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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CLI supports Cartagena Biosafety Protocol discussions

(AgProfessional) CropLife International applauded the productive negotiations that took place at last week’s Conference of the Parties serving as the sixth Meeting of the Parties (COP/MOP-6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (BSP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In particular, the plant biotechnology industry commends the Parties’ hard work in coming to consensus Read More »

October 9, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Biosafety
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Government to Amend Select Agents and Toxins List

(Global Biodefense) The federal government this week unveiled plans for a new “tiered” designation of pathogens on the Select Agent and Toxins List. The changes require more stringent precautions at scientific facilities holding any of the newly designated “Tier 1″ agents, which include Bacillus anthracis, Burkholderia mallei and pseudomallei, Foot-and-mouth disease virus, Ebola, Marburg virus Read More »

October 4, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, and Policy & Initiatives
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Book on Biosafety launched – IBNLive

Book on Biosafety launchedIBNLiveThe Asian Biotechnology and Development Review (ABDR), a special issue on biosafety and socio-economic considerations, was launched by the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) on the third day of the Meeting of Parties 11 …