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After epic debate, avian flu research sees light of day

(ScienceDaily) After a marathon debate over a pair of studies that show how the avian H5N1 influenza virus could become transmissible in mammals, and an unprecedented recommendation by a government review panel to block publication, one of the studies was finally and fully published on May 3, 2012.

US to Seek University Input on New Dual Use Reviews

(Science Now) The U.S. government will soon be asking university officials to comment on how best to implement recently released dual use research rules at the university level, a senior U.S. science official announced today. “What needs to be ironed out and will be ironed out is how [dual use reviews are] sorted out at  Read More »

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Exercises Option with Pfenex Inc. To Extend Contract for the Development of a Recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA) Based Anthrax Vaccine

(Press Release) Pfenex Inc. today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), has exercised its option associated with the existing Pfenex contractual relationship begun in July, 2010. This extends the contract supporting the development of a robust Pfenex Expression Technology(TM) based production strain  Read More »

MBTA to run bioterrorism tests in subway tunnels during summer 2012

(My Fox Boston) BOSTON – Homeland Security agents plan to run a terror test on the MBTA by releasing bacteria into local subway tunnels. The test will check if new safety sensors are working, but will the move put riders at risk? Several sensors designed to sniff out airborne attacks on the “T” have already  Read More »

U.S. Completing Work on Foot-and-Mouth Vaccine

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. government has almost finished work on a vaccine for treating the highly infectious foot-and-mouth disease — a possible biological weapon for terrorists looking to decimate the nation’s meat production, BBC News reported last week. While humans cannot contract foot-and-mouth disease, it is extremely contagious among cloven-footed animals such as goats,  Read More »

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