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The dangers of dual-use research going public

(Galveston County Daily News) While intently working to solve the mysteries of the universe, scientists need to consider whether their work is a security risk. The question is especially relevant in life science research where new developments can improve human health but also could be misused for bioterrorism. This type of research is called dual Read More »

June 6, 2012
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Censored H5N1 Bird Flu Studies: Much Ado About Nothing?

(TakePart) Why we might have all freaked out for the wrong reasons. You may have heard the hubbub surrounding two different studies on H5N1 —aka Bird Flu—recently conducted in Wisconsin and The Netherlands. The researchers in both cases put the virus through a series of mutations in order to better understand how it may eventually Read More »

June 6, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Emergent BioSolutions Secures $8.43M to Test Anthrax Vaccine in Postexposure Setting

(Genetic Engineering News) Emergent BioSolutions will conduct a noninterference study, which will be used to support a postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) indication for anthrax vaccine BioThrax® under an agreement with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). This agreement provides the company with up to $8.43 million in additional funding.

June 5, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Canada to Fund Antiterrorism Research Initatives

(Global Security Newswire) Canada on Wednesday announced it would provide more than $1 million for six new investigatory efforts under an antiterrorism initiative announced last June. The prorgrams would be the initial activities to receive financial backing under the $9.7 million Kanishka Project established in observance of the deadly 1985 bombing of an Air India Read More »

June 4, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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New animal disease facility stalled by budget, politics

(Reuters) The site of a proposed facility to fight animal diseases, including those which could be spread by bioterrorists, is little more than a parking lot today because of safety and budget concerns. Construction of an ambitious National Bio and Agro-Defense Center in this Kansas university town is on hold due to the federal budget Read More »