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Vaccine work offers protection against weaponized plague bacteria

Plague has been used as a weapon since the Middle Ages, when armies would hurl plague-infested bodies over castle walls; more recently, the United States, Japan, and the former Soviet Union have all studied the use of Y. pestis as a biological warfare agent; new research on the immune system’s response to plague could improve  Read More »

GAO To Review FBI’s Case Against Bruce Ivins

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) will conduct an examination of the scientific and technical methods used by the FBI during its investigation of 2001 anthrax attacks, in response to a request made by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-D) earlier this year. After an eight year-long investigation, the FBI closed the Amerithrax case back in  Read More »

New Anthrax Vaccine Candidate Announced in China

Chinese scientists recently announced the development of a new protein combination that acts against anthrax as both a vaccine and antitoxin, Reuters reported (see GSN, Sept. 20). “We have developed a novel and dually functional reagent for the prophylaxis and treatment of anthrax,” said researcher Gaobing Wu of the Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuzan. The  Read More »

Scientists to Scour Ocean For Biodefense Material

Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a San Diego biotechnology firm have received nearly $30 million in U.S. Defense Department funding to search the ocean floor for bacteria that could be used to produce antibiotics against biological weapons agents, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported yesterday (see GSN, Aug. 20). For the next four  Read More »

Authority and Strategy – The Legal Foundation for Successful Emergency Response

Bob Ross was part of the initial cadre of homeland security strategists who was producing superb analyses and commentaries on the subject long before 9/11. More than a decade later, he continues to add valuable insights to the debate. The opinions expressed are his alone and do not necessarily represent those of any specific organization.  Read More »

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