Recent News

By Category: Policy & Initiatives

India takes the chair, to guide world on biosafety

(Deccan Chronicle) ndia formally took over the reins of conserving the world’s biological diversity on Monday, with a call to nations to speed up the process of ratifying the Cartagena Protocol on bio-safety and sustainable use of biological resources. The change in guard took place at the start of the three-week Conference of Parties (COP-11)  Read More »

The Military Is Building Integrated Hybrid Living-Nonliving Robotic Organisms

(Business Insider) In a request released Sept. 14 of this year, the Office Of Naval Research sought to find proposals for “Synthetic Biology Tools for Sensing and Bioprocessing” — essentially hybrid, organic inorganic “sensing” robots. But the language can be deceiving. Googling the first three words — synthetic biology tools — yields research in the  Read More »

Secret Service Contract for CBRN Protective Undergarments

(Global Biodefense) The U.S. Secret Service last week issued an intent to negotiate on a sole source basis with Paul Boye Incorported for the procurement of Chemical, Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Protective Undergarments. The announcement was made under Solicitation Number: HSSS01-12-Q-0124. Paul Boye Technologies is a leader in developing advanced flexible materials for equipping  Read More »

TAINTED-the threat of agroterrorism

(NewsMagazineNetwork) What would happen if a terrorist infected America’s food supply? Could a simple cheeseburger become a killer? The terrorist attacks of 9/11 provided clear evidence that America was vulnerable. The result was a close examination of how to safeguard potential targets, including critical infrastructure elements such as transportation, telecommunications and other utilities. But what  Read More »

Manhattan’s NBAF may be moving ahead soon

(The Wichita Eagle) The stalled plan for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Kansas may be regaining traction in Washington. “I am encouraged with what we are hearing,” Gov. Sam Brownback said Thursday. “Kansas stands ready to partner with the Department of Homeland Security to move this important national security priority forward.” Congress earmarked  Read More »

« First...102030...5455565758...708090...Last »

Also filed under "Policy & Initiatives":