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Committee holding hearing on Kan. biosecurity lab

(Wall Street Journal) TOPEKA, Kan. — Department of Homeland Security officials told a panel of researchers on Friday that a new animal research lab slated to be built in Kansas still is needed, even though federal funds are scarce. Undersecretary Tara O’Toole said during a public hearing in Washington that the threat of existing and Read More »

April 16, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Research
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FDA Issues Voluntary Plan to Limit Antibiotics in Agriculture

(Food Safety News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking its biggest step yet to rein in the indiscriminate use of antibiotics that help food animals grow bigger, faster. The agency said Wednesday it is asking veterinary drug makers to voluntarily phase out medically important drugs from being available over the counter in the Read More »

April 13, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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“Food sector not a likey target for terrorism, despite easy access” says FBI

(Examiner.com) John Frank, weapons of mass destruction coordinator for the Mobile field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Kansas, said in his talk Monday evening in the Haley Center that “Although the food sector is not a likely target for terrorism, access to it would be easy”. Franks said this in context of Read More »

April 13, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Bioterrorism
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Carnage Interrupted: An Analysis of Fifteen Terrorist Plots Against Public Surface Transportation

(Mineta Transportation Institute) This report examines 13 terrorist plots against public surface transportation that were uncovered and foiled by authorities between 1997 and 2010 and two failed attempts to carry out attacks. Certainly, this is not the total universe of foiled or failed terrorist plots in these years, but they were selected on the basis Read More »

April 13, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, and Research
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PharmAthene Presents Update on SparVax(TM) rPA Anthrax Vaccine Program

(Press Release) SparVax(TM) is being developed to meet the government’s need for an improved second generation anthrax vaccine that is safe, convenient, more cost-effective, and capable of providing rapid manufacturing scale-up in response to a national security emergency. New data based on a recent analysis of previous human clinical trial immunogenicity data and non-clinical animal Read More »