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Army Enlists ‘DNA Origami’ to Spot Outbreaks

What do you get when you cross DNA, origami and the body’s natural defenses against disease? The Army’s newest way to spot smallpox outbreaks, apparently. Billions of defense dollars have gone into the military’s quest for sensors that will sniff out “bio-warfare” molecules. But today’s technologies just don’t cut it. In our bodies though, these Read More »

March 10, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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Scientific Procedures in Anthrax Probe Detailed

Scientific analysts involved in a federal probe of the 2001 anthrax mailings in a report published on Tuesday detailed the genomic methods that led investigators to attribute the deadly attacks to a U.S. Army microbiologist, the Center for Disease Research and Policy reported (see GSN, Feb. 18). The FBI ultimately pinned the mailings on microbiologist Read More »

March 9, 2011
| Filed under Bioterrorism and Research
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Expert warns of bioterror’s ability to undermine America

Dr. Jeffrey Simon recently said that he believes the war on terrorism cannot be won, and that bioterrorism, in particular, could disturb the foundations of American society.

March 9, 2011
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Expert warns of bioterror's ability to undermine America

Dr. Jeffrey Simon recently said that he believes the war on terrorism cannot be won, and that bioterrorism, in particular, could disturb the foundations of American society.

March 9, 2011
| Filed under Research
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Expert warns of bioterror’s ability to undermine America

Dr. Jeffrey Simon recently said that he believes the war on terrorism cannot be won, and that bioterrorism, in particular, could disturb the foundations of American society.