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The Bird Flu Debate: How to Avoid Ruffling Feathers While Still Having a Real …

(Huffington Post) The recent controversy over whether to research and publish data about a human transmissible H5N1 bird flu is disheartening to one who has spent a career advocating policies to promote and protect the public’s health. I am disturbed that so much …

H5N1: Why Open the Stable Door?

(Practical Ethics) Professor Paul Keim, who chairs the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, recently recommended the censoring of research that described the mutations which led to the transformation of the H5N1 bird-flu virus into a form that can be …

Courtagen to Partner with Tetracore in Biodefense Initiative

(Press Release) Some of the target agents include those which cause significant diseases such as anthrax and plague, as well as dangerous toxins such as ricin and botulinum. The combined effort will focus on addressing the critical need to quickly and accurately …

Developing the Next Generation of Leaders in Biosecurity

(Center for Biosecurity of UPMC) The Center for Biosecurity has just launched a new initiative to identify and develop the “best and brightest” next-generation biosecurity professionals. The program will select 25 Fellows each year and sponsor their participation in a slate of seminars, conferences, networking events, writing competitions, and educational webinars. The deadline for applications  Read More »

Bioterrorism Funding Withers As Death Germs Thrive In Labs, Nature

(Huffington Post) The overlap of bioterrorism agents and emerging infectious disease also means that officials could defend against biological attacks and natural outbreaks in tandem. Laura Kahn, a research scholar at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, recalls being “dumbstruck” when she made the realization. “It seemed like this  Read More »

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