Recent News

By Category: Research

US asks journals not to publish details of controversial bird flu studies

(Winnipeg Free Press) The US government has accepted advice from biosecurity advisers and is asking two scientific journals not to publish details of two controversial studies on the bird flu virus. The studies, by research teams from the Netherlands and the United States, …

Fears grow over lab-bred flu

(Nature.com) Some researchers argue that work on a new strain of avian flu should be conducted only in labs with the highest biosafety precautions. It is a nightmare scenario: a human pandemic caused by the accidental release of a man-made form of the lethal avian …

Scientists solve ricin riddle using new technology

(Cordis News) A protein that controls how the deadly plant poison and bioweapon ricin kills has finally been identified by a team of Austrian researchers in a new study. With a combination of stem cell biology and modern screening methods, the team were able to get …

Historic ‘Grand Challenge’ launched: Create low-cost devices for rapid disease diagnosis

(McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health) Grand Challenges Canada and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have teamed up on an unprecedented global effort to discover and develop affordable, easy-to-use tools to help developing country health workers rapidly diagnose diseases in rural communities. The expected result: more timely and appropriate treatment of illnesses in poor countries,  Read More »

UW bird flu research seen as bioterror threat

(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) His work and similar research independently done by a Dutch scientist have raised concerns in science journals and on an NBC News report that aired Thursday night that touched on such controversial issues as bioterrorism and scientific freedom. …

« First...102030...282283284285286...290300310...Last »

Also filed under "Research":