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Bias accusation rattles US biosecurity board

(Nature.com) A closed meeting, convened last month by the US Government to decide the fate of two controversial unpublished papers on the H5N1 avian influenza virus was stacked in favour of their full publication, a participant now says. Michael Osterholm, who heads the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy in Minneapolis,  Read More »

Can the US Afford a New Biodefense Lab?

(Science Now) The United States faces a stark choice between funding a new state-of-the-art laboratory for agricultural biodefense and paying for ongoing research on the topic, according to the government’s top biosecurity research official. “We are hard up against it now; you can’t do research without modern facilities, but the money for modern facilities comes  Read More »

FDA Issues Voluntary Plan to Limit Antibiotics in Agriculture

(Food Safety News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking its biggest step yet to rein in the indiscriminate use of antibiotics that help food animals grow bigger, faster. The agency said Wednesday it is asking veterinary drug makers to voluntarily phase out medically important drugs from being available over the counter in the  Read More »

Dutch Export Controls Prevent Publication of Avian Influenza Data

(Global Security Newswire) The Netherlands’ export controls are preventing the international dissemination of a Dutch study that increased transmissibility of the avian flu virus, National Public Radio reported on Monday. Scientists at the Erasmus University Medical Center produced a version of the bird flu that can be more easily passed among mammals.

US agency seeks voluntary restrictions on animal antibiotics

(Nature News Blog) Spurred by long running concerns about the rise of resistant strains of microbes, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on 11 April a multi-pronged initiative to cut back on the use of antibiotics in US farm animals — but because the measures are voluntary skeptics say it lacks the punch of  Read More »

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