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Uhlrich to oversee campus research policy – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Uhlrich to oversee campus research policyUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMellon will return to the School of Pharmacy faculty while maintaining a 50 percent Graduate School appointment to continue to oversee the campus Select Agent Program and a few other policy issues. “I am grateful to Bill Mellon for his excellent …

July 31, 2012
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Duration of Bird Flu Research Restrictions Remains Uncertain

(Global Security Newswire) Observers remain uncertain of the timing and means for ending a pause on investigations into factors needed to render avian influenza communicable between mammals, though half a year has passed since top flu experts unilaterally declared the suspension, the Canadian Press reported on Friday.

July 30, 2012
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Ebola virus: Hemorrhagic fever, Ugandan president calls on residents to be … – WPTV

WPTVEbola virus: Hemorrhagic fever, Ugandan president calls on residents to be …WPTVUganda's Ministry of Health declared the outbreak in Kibaale district Saturday after getting confirmatory results from the Uganda Virus Research Institute identifying the disease as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Sudan strain. The fatality rate for those …Deadly Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Death Toll at 14 in Read More »

July 30, 2012
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New Queensland Hendra Virus Case, Human Exposure Confirmed – TheHorse.com

Sky News AustraliaNew Queensland Hendra Virus Case, Human Exposure ConfirmedTheHorse.comBiosecurity Queensland is quarantining a property in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, after a horse returned an initial positive test for hendra virus infection. At least five people were exposed to the horse before he died. Queensland Chief Veterinary …Horses put down after showing Hendra symptomsABC OnlineCairns Hendra Read More »

July 30, 2012
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Synthetic biology: ‘playing God’ is vital if we are to create a better future for all

(The Guardian) “Playing God since 1660” reads the motto on the Royal Society’s sign in a scene from The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, the latest film from the makers of Wallace and Gromit. And now I can no longer enter the doors of our national science academy without quoting the Pirate Captain’s rallying Read More »