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Simulated disaster drill conducted at CWC Monday tested Public Health Response …

(County 10) The premise of Monday’s drill was a mock release of anthrax. The Fremont County Public Health Department’s mobile emergency response trailer, equipped with two fully equipped nursing stations, was put into action and various stations were set up inside the college’s gym where potential victims were screened and then directed to several medication  Read More »

Fouchier anticipates resuming H5N1 studies soon

(CIDRAP News) The lead researcher of one of the controversial H5N1 avian influenza transmission studies in ferrets said today that he hopes scientists can resume work on the studies in about 2 weeks, after key groups have discussed the …

Egypt’s farmers struggle with foot-and-mouth outbreak

(BBC News) They bring in their sad cargo every morning – the latest animals to die from foot-and-mouth disease in the village of Abshwe in Egypt’s Nile Delta, part of an outbreak that is ravaging farms across the country. Some of them are carried on the back of a tractor and trailer. One dead cow  Read More »

Recent Fear and Loathing in Synthetic Biology Reminiscent of Other Biotechnologies

(Genetic Engineering News) As novel scientific achievements such as recombinant DNA technology, stem cells, and most recently, synthetic biology, exit the lab and merge with the outside world, fear has followed them. This fear factor has influenced public perception of most novel scientific endeavors. Biotechnophobia seems to stem from the fact that the risk is  Read More »

Bird Flu Studies Getting Another Round Of Scrutiny By Panel

(NPR) (Audio) In June of 2009, a committee met at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to do a routine safety review of proposed research projects. One of those projects involved genetically modifying flu viruses. And during the review, the committee brought up the idea of “dual-use” research. “Dual use” means legitimate scientific work that’s intended to  Read More »

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