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Editorial: USA focuses on Ebola vaccine but research gaps remain

(The Lancet) — As the hunt for an Ebola vaccine receives a boost, experts say that other avenues of research also need to be explored to help tackle the highly virulent disease. Talha Khan Burki reports. WHO describes Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever (EHF) as “one of the most virulent viral diseases known to man”. The US  Read More »

Remembering a humble giant of biological and chemical weapons control

Jonathan Tucker, one of the world’s most eminent experts in chemical and biological weapons, arms control and disarmament, and nonproliferation, died recently at his home in Washington, DC. He was 56 years old.

Remembering a humble giant of biological and chemical weapons control

Jonathan Tucker, one of the world’s most eminent experts in chemical and biological weapons, arms control and disarmament, and nonproliferation, died recently at his home in Washington, DC. He was 56 years old.

India’s National Institute of Virology Builds Hi-tech Virus Lab

(ExpressIndia) — Going a step further in research on agents of dangerous diseases to tackle any outbreak or exigencies like biological terror, the National Institute of Virology (NIV) is giving final touches to the Bio Safety Level-4 (BSL-4) laboratory on its Pashan campus. Highly dangerous viruses will be locked inside the BSL-4 lab, which has  Read More »

U.S. Pushes to Standardize Collection of Biothreat Samples

(GSN Daily News) The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology on Tuesday said it is collaborating with the National Guard to ensure that federal, state and local emergency response personnel are trained to collect disease materials for analysis in accordance with recently adopted procedures (see GSN, Aug. 1).