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New National Biodefense Science Board members will advise HHS

(HHS) Seven experts from outside the federal government will join the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB), a federal advisory committee which provides expert advice and guidance on preventing, preparing for, and responding to adverse health effects of public health emergencies to the HHS Secretary and the HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). The Read More »

January 19, 2012
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Limited Progress Seen at Biological Weapons Convention Review Meeting

(Global Security Newswire) Delegates to last month’s Biological Weapons Convention review conference achieved consensus on a number of updates to decision-making and trust-building mechanisms for the pact, but agreement was limited in those areas and fully lacking on other matters, official participants and independent experts said. Nations represented at the meeting approved certain reforms to Read More »

January 19, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Killer flu creators lash out at US ‘censorship’

(RT) Fouchier initially wanted to publish his research so as to prepare humanity for a potential outbreak of the artificially-made virus, but the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) got involved and asked him to withhold some …

January 18, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Sword and Shield: The Dual Uses of Pathogen Research

(Science Progress) Jonathan Moreno weighs in on the wisdom of scientists publishing data from studies that create deadly viruses in his recent posting “Bird Flu Blues.” As he asserts, some of the hardest questions in the process of scientific discovery aren’t about science, but philosophy. Is it wise, from what we know now, for scientists Read More »

January 18, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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USDA to Close over 250 Offices

(National Hog Farmer) Santa Catarina was recognized by USDA in late-2010 as free of foot-and-mouth disease. Obama Proposes New Export Agency – President Obama is asking Congress for the authority to create a new export agency by consolidating six agencies into one to …