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A Call to Arms for Synthetic Biology

(Media Newswire) This achievement represents a significant advancement for the field of synthetic biology–an emerging field in biology addressing the design and construction of new biological functions and systems not found in nature. Although researchers at the J. …and more »

September 20, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Research
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Emergent BioSolutions Co-Hosts Biopreparedness Conference with the French High…

(MarketWatch) Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is co-hosting “Anthrax: Threat and Response,” a conference organized by the French High Committee for Civil Defense to discuss anthrax preparedness and response. The conference, which brings together military and civilian representatives involved in biological threat management in France, features topics on research programs, threat detection, hospital and medical chain preparedness, Read More »

September 12, 2011
| Filed under Europe, North America, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Research
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Wash U: research against bioterrorism progressing, ten years after 9/11

(St. Louis Public Radio News) US Navy personnel take samples from a mock anthrax pile during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological (CBR) decontamination drill aboard an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf in 2007. Soon after the terrorist attacks of 9/11,

September 7, 2011
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, and Research
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BARDA partners to develop new class of antibiotic

Contract supports new antibiotic against bioterrorism threats, Gram-negative infections The federal government today issued a contract for advanced research and development of a dual-purpose broad spectrum antibiotic with potential to treat illnesses caused by bioterrorism threats such as plague and tularemia, as well as more certain life-threatening infections, known as Gram-negative infections, associated with prolonged Read More »

September 7, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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Scientific Experts for 9/11 Biosecurity, Microbial Forensics and Anthrax Stories

(Newswise) She is one of the most highly cited investigators in the field of microbiology, is a leading researcher in microbial forensics, and advises US agencies involved in biosecurity and serves on the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity.