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Scientists create first mouse model of typhoid fever

(EurekAlert) Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have created the first true mouse model of typhoid infection. The development promises to advance the study of typhoid and the creation of new vaccines against the infection, which remains a major health threat in developing countries. The paper was published today in the online edition of the  Read More »

Hacking the President’s DNA: When Synthetic Biology Meets National Security

(Forbes) I have a new article out in the month’s Atlantic Monthly. Co-written with synthetic biology expert Andrew Hessel and global security expert Marc Goodman, the story examines the dawning of the era of personalized bio-weapons and the incredible threat these pose to national security. Here’s a sneak peek: “This is how the future arrived.  Read More »

Plants provide accurate low-cost alternative for diagnosis of West Nile Virus

(EurekAlert) While the United States has largely been spared the scourge of mosquito-borne diseases endemic to the developing world—including yellow fever, malaria and dengue fever—mosquito-related illnesses in the US are on the rise. One pathogen of increasing concern in the U.S. is an arbovirus known as West Nile. Now Qiang “Shawn” Chen, a researcher at  Read More »

DHS issues updated guidance for responding to a wide-area anthrax attack

(GSN) DHS has issued an updated version of its previously-published guidance for protecting first responders during the first week following a wide-area aerosol anthrax attack. “Protective measures addressed in the guidance include medical countermeasures (i.e., drugs, vaccine), personal protective equipment (PPE), and other possible work practices,” explains a Federal Register notice published by DHS on  Read More »

U.S. Says Opportunity Missed on Enhancing Biowarfare Pact Activities

(Global Security Newswire) The United States on Monday said an opportunity had been missed “to do something new” during a recent review conference on the Biological Weapons Convention, “reflecting … concern about the lack of a verification mechanism,” according to a press release from the U.N. First Committee. The BWC accord prohibits the production, stockpiling  Read More »

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