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International survey on laboratory safety launched

(Nature News Blog) The death of Sheharbano Sangji in 2008, following a fire in the chemistry department at the University of California, Los Angeles, triggered calls to improve academia’s safety standards not just at UCLA, but across the United States. Similar concerns were voiced last year when a young undergraduate student, Michele Dufault, died at Read More »

June 15, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Winnipeg lab reports progress in potential treatment for deadly Ebola infection

(Global Edmonton) TORONTO – Canadian researchers are reporting a potential advance in the treatment of Ebola virus infection, one of the most deadly pathogens known to humankind. Researchers from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg are reporting that monkeys deliberately infected with Ebola were successfully saved with a cocktail of antibodies against the virus.

June 14, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, International, Public Health, and Research
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Army Sees Greater Role in Anti-WMD Activities: Sources

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. Army is examining the possibility that as operations wind down in Afghanistan, the service will will take on a growing role in efforts to combat weapons of mass destruction, Inside Defense reported on Friday. Army personnel for instance could be involved in efforts to detect and contain potential unsecured nuclear Read More »

June 13, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Middle East, North America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Food Safety Compromised As Global Trade Expands

(Food Safety News) As the web of global food trade becomes more and more complex, humans become increasingly vulnerable to prolonged foodborne illness outbreaks, says a team of international researchers. The interconnectedness of the world’s food supply is putting global food safety in jeopardy, according to a study published last month in PLoS ONE, because it Read More »

June 12, 2012
| Filed under North America, International, and Public Health
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Agriculture-development programmes: USDA/FAS delegation visits Punjab to review progress

(Business Recorder) A delegation from the US Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service (USDA/FAS) visited the Punjab last week as part of a larger visit to the country to assess the progress of USDA’s $49 million worth of agricultural development programmes in Pakistan. The goal of these programmes is to increase agricultural productivity and economic Read More »