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Scientists report successful vaccine developed against deadly Nipah virus

(EurekAlert) A team of federal and university scientists reports a major breakthrough in the development of a highly effective vaccine against the deadly Nipah virus. The results of their study, “A Hendra virus G glycoprotein subunit vaccine protects African green monkeys from Nipah virus challenge,” will appear in Science Translational Medicine online. The full study Read More »

August 9, 2012
| Filed under North America, Public Health, and Research
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Book details Soviet plans to wage germ warfare with lethal ‘designer’ strains

(The Washington Post) In the Soviet playbook for all-out war with the United States, the wasting of U.S. cities by nuclear bombs was to be followed by something equally horrifying: waves of plagues to kill any survivors. Soviet scientists spent decades preparing for the second attack, concocting new kinds of biological weapons more lethal than Read More »

August 9, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, Biological Weapons, International, and Research
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Global Green, Inc. Initiates Advanced Trial in Quest of Salmonella-Free Egg

(MarketWire) Global Green, Inc. announced today that the Company has initiated an advanced trial for its patented, exclusively-licensed vaccine, Salmogenics. The purpose of the study is to determine how long a chicken can be protected against Salmonella after it begins laying eggs. If a layer hen is not infected with the Salmonella bacteria, then neither the Read More »

August 9, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Research
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Book details Soviet plans for germ warfare – HeraldNet

Book details Soviet plans for germ warfareHeraldNetThe authors reveal new details about the deadly achievements of Soviet weapons scientists – from multiple-drug resistant anthrax to "stealth" bugs that elude detection – and they say the strains probably still exist inside the freezers of military …Virulent biological weapons a deadly Cold War hangoverThe Ageall 8 news Read More »

August 9, 2012
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California BSE Case Study Completed

(Beef) A California Holstein discovered to have bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in April was an isolated case and didn’t pose a threat to the food supply, a report issued by USDA says. A three-month investigation looked into the movements of the infected dairy cow, her offspring and the food eaten by the herd. The investigation turned up Read More »