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DARPA Is Just As Worried About A Bioterror Attack As The Pentagon

(Business Insider) This morning, the day after the Department of Defense’s number two man referred to bioterror as an inevitable threat against the United States civilian and military populations, DARPA tweeted a call for a method to disarm certain kinds of bioweapons. The solicitation — put out alongside requests for advanced magnetic imaging studies, laser Read More »

June 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Stockpile Vaccines Against Anthrax and Small Pox: Bio-terrorism is a Real Threat

(Huffington Post Blog) My husband and I are both New Yorkers; he is a Lieutenant serving as a proud member of New York’s Finest. We were here in New York City when the Towers came down on 9/11, memories of which are indelibly etched into our consciousness. In fact, during that time, my husband, was Read More »

June 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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WHO hopes for meeting on dual-use research in late fall

(CIDRAP News) The World Health Organization (WHO) hopes to hold a meeting late this fall to discuss “dual-use” research issues raised in the controversy over publication of two studies involving lab-modified H5N1 viruses with increased transmissibility, a WHO official said today. “We hope to hold a second meeting to discuss the broader concerns related to Read More »

June 1, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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WMD Intelligence Bill Clears House

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday endorsed a bill to establish guidelines for the Homeland Security Department’s participation in and assistance for efforts involving data on weapons of mass destruction-related threats. The Weapons of Mass Destruction Intelligence and Information Sharing Act would mandate DHS cooperation with separate U.S. intelligence entities in Read More »

June 1, 2012
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Veterinary workshop in Kazakhstan provides advanced training to diagnosticians, technicians, inspectors

(AgriLife Today) ASTANA, Kazakhstan – Veterinary diagnosticians, technicians and inspectors from the Republic of Kazakhstan received advanced training in molecular methods, biosafety measures and diagnostic epidemiology during a recent two-day workshop here, led by the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense.