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H5N1 Transmission in Ferrets

(Clinicians’ Biosecurity News) Fears of an impending H5N1 influenza pandemic have existed since the first cases of human infection appeared 15 years ago. A pandemic could occur only if the virus acquired mutations that made it more adept at transmission among humans. Two recent and controversial studies have raised the spectre of increased mammalian droplet  Read More »

Obama should practice what he preaches on food security, say experts

(Examiner.com) U.S. President Barack Obama has invited a number of African leaders to join the upcoming G8 summit for a discussion on food security on their continent, the White House announced on Monday. But experts say Obama has failed to address food security at home. They will join leaders at the G8 summit at Camp  Read More »

WMD Defense Bill Gets House Panel Endorsement

(Global Security Newswire ) The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday endorsed without opposition a bill designed to bolster federal efforts to counter biological terrorism and other WMD threats. The “WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2011” would authorize appointment of a special assistant to the president for biodefense; require a U.S. policy for  Read More »

Advanced genetic screening method may speed vaccine development

(ScienceDaily) Vaccines remain the best line of defense against deadly pathogens and now Kathryn Sykes and Stephen Johnston, researchers at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, along with co-author Michael McGuire from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center are using clever functional screening methods to attempt to speed new vaccines into production that are both  Read More »

National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility gets $75 million in budget

(Lawrence Journal World) Funding for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to be built in Manhattan overcame one hurdle Wednesday as $75 million in construction funding was included in a proposed budget from within the House of Representatives. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released its fiscal year 2013 Homeland Security Appropriations bill Wednesday,  Read More »

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