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Scientists Question Restrictions on Bird Flu Research

(Global Security Newswire) The decision by a U.S. biodefense advisory board to urge for the suppression of scientific research into the transmission of the avian flu virus will do more harm than good, scientists told the Chicago Tribune this week. The U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity in December called on researchers at the Read More »

January 17, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, and Research
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Benefits of H5N1 research do not outweigh the risks

(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Over the past decade, the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC has publicly argued for the importance of such research to develop diagnostics, medicines and vaccines for the most threatening infectious diseases. But research and development for those …

January 17, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, Public Health, and Research
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The Risks of Dangerous Research

(Scientist) While debriefing Popov, Larsen learned that the Soviet Union had active programs to weaponize Legionnaire’s disease, Ebola, smallpox, and HIV. And now, with biotechnology continuing to advance, even a small, but determined terrorist group or an …

January 16, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, Bioterrorism, and Research
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Don’t censor life-saving science

(Nature.com) As we prepared our results for publication, the US government convened the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB), which advises the community about research using agents that pose threats to national security or public health. …

January 16, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, Biosafety, Public Health, and Research
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Recommendations for Avian Flu Research Access Expected in Weeks

(Global Security Newswire) The United States intends “within the next couple of weeks” to issue advisories on releasing sensitive information from recent bird flu studies to relevant officials and scientists, the journal Nature on Wednesday quoted a key U.S. official as saying. The U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity last month urged scientific teams Read More »