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Controversial bird flu studies defy easy solutions: WHO

(CTV.ca) While it’s tempting to boil the arguments down to a single issue — the evils of censorship, the sanctity of open science, the dangers of bioterrorism — to do so ignores the many difficult questions that the scientific, public health and security …

January 6, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, Bioterrorism, Public Health, and Research
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Recently Discovered Compound Can Curb Pox Virus Duplication

(Global Security Newswire ) Researchers have pinpointed a new compound that has the ability to curb virus duplication, which could promote development of new countermeasures for smallpox and other pox viruses, Asian News International reported on Wednesday. Smallpox, which is considered a potential bioterrorism agent, and other pox viruses spread through the body via replication.

January 6, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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NIAID Awards $9.4M for Anthrax Vaccine Project

(Global Security Newswire) A New Jersey firm has won $9.4 million in federal funding for work on a new anthrax vaccine in conjunction with Harvard University, the Times of Trenton reported on Tuesday. The funds, provided by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, would support efforts by the biopharmaceutical company Soligenix to Read More »

January 5, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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FEMA Trained 93,500 Emergency Responders on WMD Readiness in 2011

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Center for Domestic Preparedness in 2011 helped prepare 93,500 state and jurisdictional emergency personnel in averting and managing the aftermath of a terrorist strike incorporating chemical , biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive substances, the Homeland Security Department said. Separately, the DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and Read More »

January 5, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Using microbes to fight microbes

(Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) There are more microorganisms in and on our bodies than human cells. In fact, scientists estimate that microorganisms outnumber human cells by 10 to 1. These microbes cover our skin, nose, mouth, and gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. Called the “human microbiome,” scientists are investigating the relationship between these microbes and Read More »