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In Georgia town, mixed reaction to alleged militia plot

(Reuters) Toccoa residents Samuel Crump, 68, and Ray Adams, 65, were charged with conspiring to manufacture ricin, a toxin extracted from beans that is fatal if swallowed or inhaled. Emory Dan Roberts, 67, also of Toccoa, and Frederick Thomas, 73, …

Chicago CBP: Eliminating what “bugs” us

(Examiner.com) … country Some of the diseases that can be transported include the African swine fever, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, classical swine fever, exotic Newcastle disease, foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, and ticks and mites. …

Scientists building ‘computer operating system’ for synthetic biology

(FierceBiotech IT) In the field of synthetic biology, for example, there's an iterative process to develop a man-made organism. Researchers often have to start from scratch each time they build an organism, and that can require huge amounts of time and money. …

A water cooler for the public health crowd

(ScienceBlogs) When CDC labs found a new virus in spinal fluid from patients, they named it Nipah virus, after a village where the fire sale pigs had been sent, and it was designated a Biosafety Level 4 pathogen, equivalent to Ebola. "People left their farms, …

AVMA: Maintain Proper Funding Levels, Pass H.R. 2112 Quickly

(Sacramento Bee) Today, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) urged Senate and House conferees to quickly pass H.R. 2112, the consolidated appropriations package, and to maintain the agriculture funding levels set in the Senate version of the bill… AVMA supports funding for USDA programs that play critical roles in increasing access to veterinary services; advancing  Read More »

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