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Oklahoma legislators want castor beans to be outlawed

(Tulsa World) Ricin, which can be extracted from crushed castor beans, is so potent a toxin that a dose equivalent to a few grains of salt induces a slow, agonizing death marked by vomiting and diarrhea. Most famously, ricin was used in the 1970s to assassinate a …

Senate Democrat Seeks Investigation of Obama’s No-Bid Contract for Smallpox Drug

(ABC News) A top Senate Democrat has requested an investigation into the Obama administration’s awarding a $433 million no-bid contract to the maker of an experimental smallpox vaccine. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., says the five-year contract from the Department …

Scientists Brace for Media Storm Around Controversial Flu Studies

(Science AAAS) “I can’t think of another pathogenic organism that is as scary as this one,” adds Keim, who has worked on anthrax for many years. “I don’t think anthrax is scary at all compared to this.” Some scientists say that’s reason enough not to do such research …

Federal review of $433-million contract for smallpox drug requested

(Los Angeles Times) A Senate subcommittee chairwoman is calling for a federal review of the Obama administration’s award of a $433-million sole-source contract for an experimental smallpox drug. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), in a news release issued Wednesday by her subcommittee, said that she has asked the inspector general of the Department of Health and  Read More »

Cows died from foot and mouth disease

(Free Malaysia Today) SEREMBAN : Three cow breeders from Bahau have been blamed for the death of 147 cows from foot and mouth disease. The state executive council member for Agriculture Industry, Entrepreneurs Development and State Cooperative, Yunus Rahmat, told the State …

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