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Mutant bird-flu H5N1 virus evolves to show pandemic traits

(BusinessMirror) A mutant version of a bird-flu virus created by scientists last year to show its ability to spread between humans evolved to show characteristics of previous pandemic viruses, a study found.

Mississippi man charged with attempted use of a biological weapon in ricin case

(NBCNews) A Tupelo, Miss. man has been arrested and charged in connection with the letters addressed to President Obama and a U.S. senator that initially tested positive for the poison ricin, police said Saturday.

Mutant version of H5N1 flu virus found to be more preferential to human infection

(MedicalXpress) An international team of bio-researchers has found that a mutant strain of the H5N1 influenza virus (created in a lab) has a 200-fold preference for binding with receptors in human cells, over those found in birds. In describing their research and conclusions in their paper published in the journal Nature, the researchers suggest that  Read More »

Clues to making vaccine for infant respiratory illness

(ScienceDaily) An atomic-level snapshot of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) protein bound to a human antibody represents a leap toward developing a vaccine for a common — and sometimes very serious — childhood disease. The findings, by scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health,  Read More »

NYPD to Study Movement of Airborne Agents

(GlobalSecurityNewswire) The New York Police Department is teaming with the U.S. Energy Department’s Brookhaven National Laboratory for a July test that will use harmless gases to determine how airborne WMD agents might move through the city, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The project is part of a $3.4 million, two-year study funded by  Read More »

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