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Defence against bioweapons demands more action

(New Scientist) Since the previous five-yearly review conference in 2006, parties to the convention have been discussing and promoting biosafety and biosecurity, promoting oversight of dual-use biological research and working on raising awareness among scientists and …

US cell-based flu vaccine plant open for business

(Nature News Blog) Americans may soon be getting flu jabs made with cells and not eggs. The drug company Novartis opened a first-of-its kind facility in the US to produce influenza vaccines using mammalian cells, Novartis and US government officials announced 13 December. The approach is an alternative to conventional vaccine manufacturing, which relies on  Read More »

DNA2.0 Integrates Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) Into Gene Designer

(PR Web) DNA2.0 announces the integration of the first standardized information exchange framework for synthetic biology into the company’s breakthrough gene design and assembly application. Gene built with BIOFAB parts in Gene Designer, Diagram view. …

National Biosecurity Training Program for Swine Operations Now Available …

(Farmscape Online) A new national on-farm biosecurity training program for swine operations is now being rolled out in Alberta. The National Biosecurity Training Program for swine operations, based on the National Farm Level Biosecurity Standard developed by the Canadian …

The Bioterrorist Next Door

(Foreign Policy) In September, an amiable Dutchman stepped up to the podium at a scientific meeting convened on the island of Malta and announced that he had created a form of influenza that could well be the deadliest contagious disease humanity has ever faced. The bombshell announcement, by virologist Ron Fouchier of Erasmus Medical Center,  Read More »

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