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Better Disease Tracking System Could Limit the Impact of Bioterrorism, SLU … – Newswise (press release)

Better Disease Tracking System Could Limit the Impact of Bioterrorism, SLU …Newswise (press release)"Our current disease detection system is still hobbled by slow transfer of information to public health officials who might otherwise be able to determine unusual patterns or disease that suggests a bioterror attack." Zelicoff said current data mining …

September 7, 2012
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MBTA and Department of Homeland Security run bioterrorism tests in Cambridge subways

(Wicked Local) At around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, Anne Hultgren deployed the bacteria. A thick white fog filled the air at the MBTA’s Davis Square T station, rising slowly at first and then spreading quickly with the whoosh of a train sucking dirt and dead microbes down the platform. Less than 20 minutes after the Read More »

September 7, 2012
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Researchers sequence genome of malaria-causing parasite

(EurekAlert) Scientists at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have discovered that the parasite that causes the most common form of malaria share the same genetic variations – even when the organisms are separated across continents. The discovery raises concerns that mutations to resist existing medications could spread worldwide, making Read More »

September 7, 2012
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JPM-TMT Awards New Contract to Study Administration using Marburg Virus Drug

(Herald Online) A contract to evaluate an alternative method for delivering a medical countermeasure (MCM) was awarded to Sarepta Therapeutics by the Joint Project Manager Transformational Medical Technologies (JPM-TMT). A component of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD), JPM-TMT has made significant progress in the development of a therapeutic to Read More »

September 7, 2012
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North Korea may use biological weapons: US gov’t – The Korea Herald

North Korea may use biological weapons: US gov'tThe Korea HeraldNorth Korea became a state party to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in 1987. "North Korea continues to develop its biological research and development capabilities, but has yet to declare any relevant developments as part of the BWC …and more »