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Paraguay detects foot-and-mouth, halts beef exports

(AFP) ASUNCION — Paraguay ordered an immediate halt to beef exports after detecting foot-and-mouth disease in cattle from a farm northeast of Asuncion, in a potentially devastating blow to its cattle industry. The outbreak sent tremors through a region …

The 3rd Biosafety and Biosecurity International Conference concludes at El …

(AME Info) The 3rd Biosafety and Biosecurity International Conference concluded it activities at El Hassan Science City in the presence of the conference patron, His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal. The conference which commenced on September 13th, …and more »

Approval of Brazilian Transgenic Beans Has Social Importance, Says ANBio

(Sacramento Bee) Researcher Leila Oda, president of the National Biosafety Association (ANBio), said Brazilian-developed transgenic beans benefits both producers and consumers. "Besides being the first 100% national transgenic technology, there will be a very positive …

Agroterrorism A Subject Of Study , And Concern, In Post 9/11 World

(KCUR) But in the post 9/11 era, the possibility of a deliberate attack on our food supply is something government, law enforcement, and private industry have been studying carefully. Dr. Peter Chalk of the Rand Corporation – a political scientist and expert on international terrorism – has written extensively on the issue of agroterrorism. He  Read More »

Debating Bioweapons

(The Diplomat) The Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will take place this December in Geneva. As I noted in April, the current president of the BWC, Paul van den Ijssel, has set out an ambitious course focused …

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