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Scientists to feel US government breathing down their necks

(The Independent) Scientists studying potentially dangerous infectious agents will be subjected to far greater scrutiny from the start of their research following the controversy over virologists who surprised bioterrorism experts by creating a highly infectious strain …

US bioethics panel approves bird flu studies

(BBC News) A US panel has approved the publication of two controversial H5N1 bird flu studies, after they were revised. The studies, funded by the US government, created strains of the virus that spread easily among ferrets. The US National Security Advisory …

FDA Mulls Need for Anthrax Protection Kits

(MedPage Today) WASHINGTON – Should the average household have an emergency supply of antibiotics on hand to protect inhabitants from an anthrax attack? That question will be considered by a joint FDA advisory committee, which will meet Monday to discuss the feasibility of stocking a “personal antibiotic medkit” in homes to be used if terrorists  Read More »

Fort Detrick Faces Shutdown: Report

(Global Security Newswire) Fort Detrick in Maryland, home to key federal biodefense facilities, is one of four U.S. armed forces installations under the highest consideration for potential shutdown in three to 13 years, Kiplinger earlier this month quoted informed legislative insiders and independent defense analysts as saying. The United States has ended operations at 130  Read More »

U.S. to Scrutinize More Weapon-Sensitive Biological Studies

(Global Security Newswire) The United States is set under rules unveiled on Thursday to methodically assess possible threats linked to U.S.-financed research incorporating any of 15 “high consequence” biological agents and substances, Science magazine reported. The plan would expand an existing mechanism under which the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control  Read More »

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