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By Region: North America

From Bug Drones to Disease Assassins, Super Weapons Rule US War Game

(Wired) A rogue state is on the verge of developing a deadly biological weapon against which the rest of the world has no defense. Through its connections to extremist groups and smugglers, the regime could be planning to launch bio attacks on U.S. allies and interests. With tensions mounting, a cabal of American military officers,  Read More »

Biowatch: Chinese firm taps Rockville biotech for vaccine technology

(Gazette) Rockville biotech Fina Biosolutions is licensing its conjugate vaccine technology to a Chinese company that plans to develop and manufacture pneumonia vaccines. Fina will receive from Chengdu Institute of Biological Products up to $850,000 in upfront and milestone payments, plus sales royalties if the vaccine is commercialized, according to Viqar Aslam, a Fina spokesman.  Read More »

Japan resumes beef exports to US after 2-yr halt

(Reuters) Japan is set to resume from Friday beef exports to the United States suspended since April 2010 after foot-and-mouth disease was found in Japanese cows, a farm ministry official said, paving the way for wagyu beef to reach U.S. gourmets. Washington has given the green light for Japanese cattle slaughtered on Aug. 18 or  Read More »

Bird Flu Outbreak? The Vaccine (Patch) Is in the Mail

(US News) If a flu pandemic breaks out, the last thing the government wants is for people to rush to hospitals and doctors’ offices to get vaccinated among lots of already sick people. To prevent such a scenario, a self-administered flu vaccine is being developed that could be mailed out to the masses. The vaccine,  Read More »

Early warnings on BioWatch

(LA Times) Scientists who helped pioneer BioWatch, the government’s system for detecting a biological attack on the U.S., knew from the start that it was prone to false alarms, records show. Between 2003, when the nationwide network of air samplers was first deployed, and 2006, officials at the federally funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory filed  Read More »

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