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By Category: Biosafety

ELISA training by FAO

(Pakistan Observer) Chancellor of the US Embassy in Pakistan, Islamabad assured maximum support of US Government for improving capacity of livestock sector of Pakistan in terms of diagnosis and control of animal disease including Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). …

November 18, 2011
| Filed under South Asia, Agriculture, Biosafety, Biotechnology, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Bird Flu Research Rattles Bioterrorism Field

(NPR blog) News of the results raised red flags for Dr. Thomas Inglesby, a bioterrorism expert and director of the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. "It's just a bad idea for scientists to turn a lethal virus into a lethal and …

November 18, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, Public Health, and Research
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Leading biosecurity research centre in Geelong

(Sydney Morning Herald) Take a look through the world’s most advanced biosecurity research facility, opening at the CSIRO centre in Geelong. THE maximum security laboratory that is going to hold live samples of some of the world’s most deadly viruses opens in Australia today. …

November 18, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Biosafety, and Research
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Moot on responsible conduct of science

(Pakistan Observer) According to organizers, this thematic conference is focused on key issues related to biosafety, ethical considerations and effective commercialization of scientific outcomes. They said that the conference is being attended by a number of participants …

November 16, 2011
| Filed under South Asia and Biosafety
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Biosafety lab to identify unknown viruses

(IBNLive.com) Kolkata, Nov 14. Detection of unknown viruses is expected to be easier and quicker with the School of Tropical Medicine (STM) here deciding to set up a biosafety lab for analysing blood samples of patients suffering from …