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Found! Iran’s secret ballistic missile base – WND.com

WND.comFound! Iran's secret ballistic missile baseWND.comThe regime holds one of the largest ballistic missile arsenals in the Middle East and, as reported exclusively on WND, with the help of Russian and North Korean scientists, it has developed eight microbial agents, including anthrax, plague, smallpox …

February 20, 2013
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Access Denial Technologies to Support WMD Elimination Operations

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is seeking sources for new, innovative systems to deny entry, exit, and operational use of facilities designed to support the production, storage, or employment of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) materials. Such systems may be … Continue reading →

February 20, 2013
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International space station plays host to innovative infectious disease research

(EurekAlert) Performing sensitive biological experiments is always a delicate affair. Few researchers, however, contend with the challenges faced by Cheryl Nickerson, whose working laboratory aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is located hundreds of miles above the Earth, traveling at some 17,000 miles per hour.

February 19, 2013
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Amid massive security, bird flu virus research awaits approval

(MilwaukeeJournalSentinel) Kawaoka’s research has been voluntarily on hold for more than a year while the government develops new guidelines for scientists to study how many mutations – and which ones – could give the virus the ability to efficiently spread between humans and cause a pandemic. His research must follow strict regulations that govern select Read More »

February 19, 2013
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Global Infectious Disease Testing Market Analysis in Marker Research Report

(SBWire) The microbiology testing market is one of the most rapidly growing segments of the in vitro diagnostics industry, and the greatest challenge facing suppliers. Among the main driving forces is continuing spread of AIDS, which remains the world’s major health threat and a key factor contributing to the rise of opportunistic infections; threat of Read More »