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54th ABSA International Conference

(Associated Press of Pakistan) The event was attended by more than 500 Biosafety experts from more than 20 countries including Pakistan. Dr Shahana Urooj Kazmi, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Karachi and Chairperson of BioSafety Association of Pakistan, who attended …

November 14, 2011
| Filed under South Asia, Biosafety, and Policy & Initiatives
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Bloggingheads: What will power the future?

(Scientific American, Video Blog) Biosafety and risk assessment are huge and complex issues (and have been in the news recently) and we were only able to scratch the surface here so I hope that we can keep this discussion going! About the Author: Christina Agapakis is a biological …

November 9, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Research
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Kansas State University, Dept of Biochemistry

(Chemical & Engineering News) The university’s Biosecurity Research Institute provides comprehensive Biosafety Level 3 and 3-Ag facilities for research on animal, plant, and human pathogens (http://www.bri.ksu.edu). The Department of Homeland Security's National Bio and …

November 7, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Agriculture, Biosafety, Bioterrorism, and Research
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Anthrax labs are secure, Battelle says

(Columbus Dispatch) Anthrax and other deadly biological agents at Battelle's West Jefferson labs are examined under strict security procedures that are intended to keep scientists and the public safe, officials with the research giant said today. …

October 28, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, and Research
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Citizen Science Takes Off: Could Community Labs Hatch the Next Generation of …

(Forbes) Publications from USA Today to Nature have heralded the global rise of “biohacker” activities that include personal genome investigations, synthetic biology experimentation, and reverse-engineered research tools. AP journalist Marcus Wohlsen is one of …