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Bird flu research resumes after worldwide ban due to terrorism fears

(New York Daily News) Scientists around the world declared an end on Wednesday to a moratorium on researching mutant forms of the deadly H5N1 bird flu that had raised international biosecurity concerns. Announcing their decision to resume what they say are risky but essential studies of the avian flu strain, the scientists said the work Read More »

January 24, 2013
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House Votes Again to Extend Biodefense Measures

By Diane Barnes Global Security Newswire WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to reauthorize several programs designed to bolster U.S. medical capabilities for responding to disease agents and other potential WMD threats. The latest version of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act, endorsed in a 395-29 decision, is "virtually identical" to Read More »

January 24, 2013
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Scientists to Resume Disputed Avian Flu Research

By Diane Barnes Global Security Newswire WASHINGTON — An international group of 40 scientists on Wednesday announced plans to resume experiments aimed at producing more contagious strains of avian influenza. Since agreeing one year ago to observe a voluntary global moratorium on "gain-of-function" studies involving the H5N1 virus, the flu science community has articulated the Read More »

January 24, 2013
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Pathogenic bacteria adhering to the human vascular wall triggers vascular damage during meningococcal sepsis

(Public Library of Science) Researchers at the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center have shown how adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis to human microvessels in a humanized mouse model leads to the characteristic cutaneous lesions of meningococcal sepsis. This work, published on Jan. 24 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens, is an important demonstration of the direct role Read More »

January 24, 2013
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Bird flu research resumes after worldwide ban due to terrorism fears – New York Daily News

New York Daily NewsBird flu research resumes after worldwide ban due to terrorism fearsNew York Daily NewsAll research into H5N1 transmission was halted in January 2012 after teams at the University of Wisconsin in the United States and at the Dutch Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam created mutant forms that can be transmitted directly among Read More »