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US asks journals not to publish details of controversial bird flu studies

(Winnipeg Free Press) The US government has accepted advice from biosecurity advisers and is asking two scientific journals not to publish details of two controversial studies on the bird flu virus. The studies, by research teams from the Netherlands and the United States, …

Fears grow over lab-bred flu

(Nature.com) Some researchers argue that work on a new strain of avian flu should be conducted only in labs with the highest biosafety precautions. It is a nightmare scenario: a human pandemic caused by the accidental release of a man-made form of the lethal avian …

Bioterror security at risk

(CNN blog) Recent and proposed budget cuts at all levels of government are threatening to reverse the significant post-9/11 improvements in the nation’s ability to respond to natural diseases and bioterror attacks, according to a report released …

India Seeks Remote-Controlled Robot for WMD Monitoring

(Global Security Newswire) India’s Defense Research and Development Organization has undertaken a $94.8 million effort to develop remote-controlled robots for various missions, including monitoring of WMD agents, the Times of India reported on Tuesday. “We are in discussion with the army to finalize the UGV [unmanned ground vehicle] program soon,” S. Sundaresh, DRDO chief controller  Read More »

Biological Weapons Under Review at the BTWC

(Stimson News) The Seventh Review Conference of the Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention (BTWC) is currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland, through December 22.  At this meeting, countries are discussing a range of issues concerning the BTWC, which is one of two treaties that govern efforts by the international community to prevent an attack with a  Read More »

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