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By Category: Policy & Initiatives

H5N1: Why Open the Stable Door?

(Practical Ethics) Professor Paul Keim, who chairs the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, recently recommended the censoring of research that described the mutations which led to the transformation of the H5N1 bird-flu virus into a form that can be …

February 13, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Courtagen to Partner with Tetracore in Biodefense Initiative

(Press Release) Some of the target agents include those which cause significant diseases such as anthrax and plague, as well as dangerous toxins such as ricin and botulinum. The combined effort will focus on addressing the critical need to quickly and accurately …

February 13, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Developing the Next Generation of Leaders in Biosecurity

(Center for Biosecurity of UPMC) The Center for Biosecurity has just launched a new initiative to identify and develop the “best and brightest” next-generation biosecurity professionals. The program will select 25 Fellows each year and sponsor their participation in a slate of seminars, conferences, networking events, writing competitions, and educational webinars. The deadline for applications Read More »

February 10, 2012
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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Bioterrorism Funding Withers As Death Germs Thrive In Labs, Nature

(Huffington Post) The overlap of bioterrorism agents and emerging infectious disease also means that officials could defend against biological attacks and natural outbreaks in tandem. Laura Kahn, a research scholar at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, recalls being “dumbstruck” when she made the realization. “It seemed like this Read More »

February 10, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Bureau Reviews: BioSecurity in the UK

(Bureau of Investigative Journalism) The radio documentary explored the state of biosecurity in the UK, throwing a disturbing light on the potential for mass outbreaks. Over the course of 40 minutes reporter Gerry Northam navigates the listener through a world of dangerous substances, possible leaks and failures in planning. The story begins with an anthrax Read More »