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Genetic weapons, you say?

(Foreign Policy) In the Russian government lately, there’s been some careless talk about biological weapons. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin published a series of essays about the country’s problems as part of his bid to return to the presidency. The essay on national security, published in Rossiiskaya Gazeta on Feb. 20, argued that Russia needs to Read More »

March 28, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, Biological Weapons, and International
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Mandela reappointed me: Basson

(Times LIVE) Cardiologist Dr Wouter Basson told a professional conduct committee on Tuesday that president Nelson Mandela had re-appointed him to the SA National Defence Force in 1995 because the United States and British governments regarded him as a threat. Basson was in the witness stand for a second day to fight charges of unethical Read More »

March 28, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Europe, North America, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Simulated disaster drill conducted at CWC Monday tested Public Health Response …

(County 10) The premise of Monday’s drill was a mock release of anthrax. The Fremont County Public Health Department’s mobile emergency response trailer, equipped with two fully equipped nursing stations, was put into action and various stations were set up inside the college’s gym where potential victims were screened and then directed to several medication Read More »

March 27, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Fouchier anticipates resuming H5N1 studies soon

(CIDRAP News) The lead researcher of one of the controversial H5N1 avian influenza transmission studies in ferrets said today that he hopes scientists can resume work on the studies in about 2 weeks, after key groups have discussed the …

March 27, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Recent Fear and Loathing in Synthetic Biology Reminiscent of Other Biotechnologies

(Genetic Engineering News) As novel scientific achievements such as recombinant DNA technology, stem cells, and most recently, synthetic biology, exit the lab and merge with the outside world, fear has followed them. This fear factor has influenced public perception of most novel scientific endeavors. Biotechnophobia seems to stem from the fact that the risk is Read More »