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President’s Bioethics Commission releases report on pediatric medical countermeasure research

(EurekAlert) In a report released today, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues concluded that the federal government would have to take multiple steps before anthrax vaccine trials with children could be ethically considered. The Bioethics Commission was responding to a request from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius who last year Read More »

March 19, 2013
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
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Field Trial of GM Plants in the Country

(PressInformationBureau) The Government has allowed field trial of Genetically Modified (GM) plants in Agriculture sector in India. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), apex body notified under Rules 1989 has approved experimental field trials for the purpose of biosafety research and event selection in respect of GM crops such as cotton, rice, tomato, groundnut, potato, Read More »

March 19, 2013
| Filed under South Asia, Agriculture, and Research
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Understanding the New Coronavirus: Receptor Discovered

(GlobalBiodefense) In a paper published this week in Nature, collaborators led by the Erasmus Medical Centre in the Netherlands identify the molecule that has allowed a novel coronavirus to infect at least 15 people, killing nine, since its detection last year. The pivotal discovery opens opportunities to study the virus’s origin, the level of risk Read More »

March 18, 2013
| Filed under Europe and Research
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Obama signs CBRN/natural disaster preparedness reauthorization law – Government Security News

Obama signs CBRN/natural disaster preparedness reauthorization lawGovernment Security News“This legislation will save lives by improving our ability to quickly respond to a bioterror attack or pandemic outbreak. It was developed after years of careful deliberation between leaders in the House and Senate. I'm proud Congress did its job and …