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Outcomes Related to the 7th Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Review …

(US Department of State) And these will include such topics as biosafety, biosecurity, preparedness, surveillance, response, and crisis management. Now, so the specifics are not covered in the final document, but of course the United States has a well established set of …

December 26, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Biosafety, Bioterrorism, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Biological Weapons Convention Conference Issues Final Document

(Global Security Newswire) The seventh review conference for the Biological Weapons Convention ended on Thursday with a call for all member states to demonstrate their adherence to the accord’s rules, the United Nations announced. Participating states agreed to a revised reporting document that nations would submit annually as a means of promoting confidence that their Read More »

December 26, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Experts Question Call to Withhold Flu Research

(Global Security Newswire) A U.S. expert panel’s apparently successful bid to halt the publication of key information from recent flu studies could pave the way for further stifling of scientific discourse, a number of virology specialists said on Wednesday, Dec. 21). The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity on Tuesday called for the journals Science Read More »

December 26, 2011
| Filed under Europe, North America, Biological Weapons, Biosafety, and Policy & Initiatives
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Biomedical experiments and public safety

(NPR – The Diane Rehm Show) Two leading scientific journals have been asked not to publish details of research into the deadly bird flu virus. The research involved creating a highly transmissible version of H5N1. The scientists hope to gain valuable data that could lead to a vaccine. But the National Science Advisory Board for Read More »

December 23, 2011
| Filed under Europe, North America, Biosafety, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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House, Senate Look to PAHPA Reauthorization to Stoke Biodefense Initiave

(Genetic Engineering News) The array of federal biodefense programs created in the years after 9/11 is on track to remain in place through federal fiscal year 2018. There will also be some new provisions that officials hope will encourage more development of medical …