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New animal disease facility stalled by budget, politics – Updated News
Updated NewsNew animal disease facility stalled by budget, politicsUpdated NewsThe risk is not worth the reward, said Tom Manney, a retired Kansas State University physics and biology professor who is part of a group called “No NBAF.” “I have not seen a strong case for bringing it here on any grounds by anyone who wasn't Read More »
- June 3, 2012
- | Filed under Research
Current focus of veterinary medical profession leaves research, food security, public health needs underserved
(Phys.Org) Without immediate action, a new National Research Council report warns, the academic veterinary community could fail to prepare the next generation of veterinarians for faculty teaching and research positions as well as for jobs in state diagnostic laboratories, federal research and regulatory agencies, and the pharmaceutical and biologics industry.
- June 1, 2012
- | Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
WHO hopes for meeting on dual-use research in late fall
(CIDRAP News) The World Health Organization (WHO) hopes to hold a meeting late this fall to discuss “dual-use” research issues raised in the controversy over publication of two studies involving lab-modified H5N1 viruses with increased transmissibility, a WHO official said today. “We hope to hold a second meeting to discuss the broader concerns related to Read More »
- June 1, 2012
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
India Opens Chem-Bio Defense Site
(Global Security Newswire) India’s Defense Research and Development Organization on Friday formally opened an advanced “chem-bio sensor facility”. The new facility is a component of the Defense Research and Development Establishment in the city of Gwalior. The site is “engaged in the development of state of the art products and technologies for chemical and biological Read More »
- May 31, 2012
- | Filed under South Asia, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
Questions Persist Over Biodefense Board’s Review of Bird Flu Research
(Global Security Newswire) A U.S. biodefense panel’s 2011 recommendation to withhold certain details from two avian influenza virus studies and its subsequent reversal of that call have prompted questions among participants and other experts over the board’s readiness to advise on future research with possible biological weapons applications, the journal Nature reported last week.
- May 31, 2012
- | Filed under Europe, North America, Biological Weapons, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research