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Audits Turn up Biodefense Lab Faults

(GlobalSecurityNewswire) The United States has not followed through on a 2009 recommendation by congressional investigators to create nationwide standards for planning, building and managing its biodefense research facilities, boosting the likelihood of a disaster involving anthrax or another possible weapons agent, the Government Accountability Office said in findings set for publication on Monday.

March 25, 2013
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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Hawaii Senate Committees Hear Then Kill GMO Labeling Bill

(FoodSafetyNews) Three committees of the Hawaii Senate Thursday heard the House proposal to require labels on genetically modified food produced outside the state, and then they voted to table the bill for the current legislative session, effectively killing the bill. Once again. Just two days earlier, House Bill (HB) 174 was considered dead after the Read More »

March 22, 2013
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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Study reveals potential treatments for Ebola and a range of other deadly viruses

(EurekAlert) Illnesses caused by many of the world’s most deadly viruses cannot be effectively treated with existing drugs or vaccines. A study published by Cell Press in the March 21 issue of the journal Chemistry & Biology has revealed several compounds that can inhibit multiple viruses, such as highly lethal Ebola virus, as well as Read More »

March 22, 2013
| Filed under North America and Research
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BUSM researchers identify chemical compounds that halt virus replication

(EurekAlert) Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a new chemical class of compounds that have the potential to block genetically diverse viruses from replicating. The findings, published in Chemistry & Biology, could allow for the development of broad-spectrum antiviral medications to treat a number of viruses, including the highly pathogenic Ebola Read More »

March 22, 2013
| Filed under North America and Research
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Senate Approves Measure to Avoid Meat Inspector Furloughs

(FoodSafetyNews) The Senate on Wednesday approved an amendment to avoid meat inspector furloughs that were slated to occur under the current across-the-board budget cuts, known as the sequester.