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MSU researcher finds link to H5N1 bird flu

(Delta Farm Press) Wan said the goal of his research is to find the sources of human H5N1 infections and provide the foundations for policy-making for protecting public health. While the United States has regulations in place to protect consumers, this is not the case in all countries. Wan began studying avian influenza while conducting  Read More »

India to Open High-Security Disease Research Lab

(Global Security Newswire) India intends in a matter of months to begin operations at a high-security laboratory that would work with anthrax bacteria, the Ebola virus and other lethal disease agents that could be used in acts of biological terrorism, the Indian Express reported on Thursday. The country’s first Biosafety Level 4 facility is located  Read More »

Don’t Censor Influenza Research

(New York Times) IN December, the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity made an unprecedented request: it asked the editors of the journals Nature and Science not to publish certain details in two papers describing experiments in which scientists created a …

Flu Studies Eliminated Impediment to Spread: Biodefense Board Leader

(Global Security Newswire) The head of a U.S. biodefense panel on Tuesday said two teams of scientists had demonstrated how to defeat a naturally occurring impediment to the spread of the avian flu virus, creating the potential for a disastrous pandemic in the event of a modified pathogen's mistaken or deliberate transfer into the environment,  Read More »

Only the Privileged Can Do Microbiology

(The Epoch Times) Petri dishes may only be used for unknown microbes as long as they are immediately sealed, remain unopened, and disposed of properly—at a Biosafety Level 1 (or higher) laboratory facility. Microbiology is a great platform for engaging kids in science …

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