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Experts differ on HHS select-agent proposal for H5N1 – CIDRAP

Experts differ on HHS select-agent proposal for H5N1CIDRAP"It is crucial that extensive biosafety and biosecurity measures be taken to prevent accidental release or an act of bioterrorism," IDSA President David A. Relman, MD, wrote in the comments. Noting that the USDA already regulates H5N1 as a select agent …

The End of Days for H5N1 Moratorium?

(The Scientist) After a 2-day meeting in Bethesda, Maryland, this week, government officials have finally reached a consensus on a policy to review requests to research the potentially dangerous H5N1 influenza virus. The new policy could end a longstanding debate that began when two research groups published studies showing their ability to create viruses that  Read More »

Study turns parasite invasion theory on its head

(EurekAlert) Current thinking on how the Toxoplasma gondii parasite invades its host is incorrect, according to a study published today in Nature Methods describing a new technique to knock out genes. The findings could have implications for other parasites from the same family, including malaria, and suggest that drugs that are currently being developed to  Read More »

Experts at NIH meeting say H5N1 research moratorium may end soon

(CIDRAP) As a meeting to discuss issues related to federally funded H5N1 avian influenza research wrapped up today, experts anticipated that a voluntary moratorium on work with lab-modified strains that have increased transmissibility might end soon and said they sensed agreement about lab biosecurity levels. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) held the 2-day meeting  Read More »

Iraqis suffer from effects of US biological weapons: Iran MP – Press TV

Press TVIraqis suffer from effects of US biological weapons: Iran MPPress TV“Water and soil in Iraq have been contaminated by the American biological weapons which have caused various diseases among the Iraqi people,” Abed Fattahi said on Wednesday. The Iranian lawmaker went on to say that Iraq's environment was adversely …

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