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Two Georgia men convicted in ricin plot against U.S. government

(Reuters) A federal jury on Friday convicted two alleged members of a Georgia militia group with conspiring to produce a toxic agent to poison government officials. The jury in Gainesville, Georgia, convicted Samuel Crump, 71, and Ray Adams, 57, of conspiring to produce ricin for use as a weapon, according to federal court records.

The next pandemic could be downloaded from the internet

(Phys Org) Last October, scientists in California sequenced the DNA for the “type H” botulinum toxin. One gram of this toxin would be sufficient to kill half a billion people, making it the deadliest substance yet discovered – with no antidote. The DNA sequence was not placed on public databases, marking the first time genetic  Read More »

Medical countermeasures may be weak link in U.S. biodefense

(Bio Prep Watch) Medical countermeasure production must be enhanced if the U.S. wants to be prepared to respond to bioterrorism, according to an op-ed recently published in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Christina England, a master’s candidate in security policy at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, said that the  Read More »

RFI – Rapid Detection of Infectious Disease Pathogens in Arthropods

(Global Biodefense) The US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) is conducting market research to assess the commercial availability or technical maturity of technologies for rapid detection of infectious disease pathogens in arthropods. The targeted product profile is for Arthropod Vector Pathogen Rapid Detection Devices (AVPRDDs), portable devices that enable service members to detect  Read More »

DARPA Hosts 87 Fellows in Unprecedented Gathering: Event Generates Rich Discussions, Exercises and Presentations on DARPA Process for Problem-Solving

(Market Wired) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, (DARPA), considered to be the nation’s official “innovation engine,” recently hosted Hertz Fellows for a first-of-its-kind event near DARPA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. During two full days, January 10-11, Fellows learned how the agency poses and solves problems. They engaged interactively with DARPA leaders, working on an  Read More »

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