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Researcher death highlights dangers of pathogen work

(New Scientist) A researcher in the US has died of a disease caused by the bacteria he was studying. The tragedy highlights the dangers of research on human respiratory germs. Research on airborne mutants of H5N1 bird flu is currently under an indefinite moratorium, partly over fears of just such laboratory infections. Richard Din was  Read More »

Neurosurgeon pulled off cruise after fake bioterrorism tweet

(Houston Chronicle) A Nashville neurosurgeon was pulled off a Carnival cruise suspected of planning to commit a bio-terrorist attack, after a tweet from an impostor account claimed the doctor had a vial of harmful bacteria on board. Dr. Jack Kruse was on the Carnival Magic cruise ship Sunday about to set off from a Galveston  Read More »

Georgia Militia Plot: 2 Suspects Have Hearing Over Accusations Of Plotting …

(Huffington Post) Attorneys for two Georgia men accused of plotting terror attacks against government officials are preparing for trial. Lawyers representing Ray Adams or Samuel Crump on Tuesday requested more details about the evidence prosecutors have gathered in the case against them. The two men are charged with conspiring and attempting to make a biological  Read More »

Navy Seeks Advanced Diagnostics for Field-Based Biosurveillance

(Global Biodefense) The Naval Research Laboratory has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for advanced technology development of mature in vitro diagnostic devices that are amenable to military hardening and integration with communication capabilities to support the biosurveillance needs of the US military.

NIH Funds Provides $8.1M for Virus Countermeasure Research

(Global Security Newswire) An $8.1 million federal funding package is expected to aid in advancing two potential biological defense virus countermeasures toward testing in people, the University of Washington said on Tuesday. The Washington state-based biotechnology firm Kineta would also use the funding to investigate the drugs’ applications against rarer diseases including Ebola, Marburg, plague  Read More »

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