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CDC Test Now Available for Emerging H7N9 Influenza

(GlobalBiodefense) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is making available diagnostic materials to specifically detect the new avian influenza A (H7N9) virus found in China. The emerging reassortant virus has to date been confirmed in 119 humans, 22 of which have died.

Synthetic biology research community grows significantly

(ScienceDaily) he number of private and public entities conducting research in synthetic biology worldwide grew significantly between 2009 and 2013, according to the latest version of an interactive map produced by the Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Days After Ricin Mailings, Pentagon Says it Wants a Vaccine

(GlobalSecurityNewswire) The United States needs a vaccine to protect troops against ricin, the Defense Department said in an announcement issued days after envelopes filled with the deadly toxin were mailed to President Obama and two Mississippi public officials. No antidote or means of prevention yet exists for ricin, which can be lethal in minute quantities  Read More »

In Animal Model Of Hepatitis B Infection, New Drug Stimulates Immune System To Kill Infected Cells

(MedicalNewsToday) A novel drug developed by Gilead Sciences and tested in an animal model at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio suppresses hepatitis B virus infection by stimulating the immune system and inducing loss of infected cells.

Factbox: FBI revisiting bioterror case lessons

(Reuters) Since deadly anthrax-laced letters were sent through the U.S. mail in 2001, killing five people and spreading nationwide panic, the FBI has beefed up its bioterror capabilities and created a Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate to focus on lethal threats. The branch has had some successes, such as the 2008 arrest of a Las  Read More »

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