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Action required on influenza research

(The Hill) By John Steinbruner PhD, professor of Public Policy and director, International Security Studies at University of Maryland. The basic features of an appropriate oversight arrangement are evident. Established procedures for peer review of scientific merit would be extended to questions of social consequence and made mandatory. A record of judgment would be recorded  Read More »

Bird Flu Research: Scientists Behind Deadly New H5N1 Strain Granted Right To …

(Huffington Post) The scientist whose research team last year developed a new strain of the H5N1 virus that is easily passed between mammals has been granted an export license for his findings by the Dutch government, according to Science Insider. The license allows Ron Fouchier, the virologist at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam who led  Read More »

National Academy of Sciences committee to hear from experts

(The Republic) TOPEKA, Kan. — A committee of the National Academy of Sciences will hold three teleconferences this week to hear expert testimony on the need for a proposed biosecurity lab in Kansas. The $1.14 billion National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan would be a center for research of deadly animal diseases. The National  Read More »

US Army Contracts for Infectious Disease Research in Thailand

(Global Biodefense) The US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) has announced its intent to award two contracts under a sole-source basis to support research activities in Thailand. The first contract is for collaborative influenza surveillance studies with Phramongkutkloa Hospital in Bangok under Solicitation Number: W81XWH12T0227.

Federal government reviewing projects for high-risk dual use bioresearch

(Fierce Homeland Security) The federal government is undertaking a comprehensive risk assessment of its funded biological research that involves experimentation with agents that have the potential to cause mass casualties, officials told a April 26 Senate panel. The review is the result of an updated policy (.pdf) on “dual use research of concern” issued in  Read More »

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