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Amerithrax review: Lessons for future investigations

(Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) When the National Academy of Sciences issued its review of the FBI anthrax investigation earlier this year, the press fixated primarily on one point: The report found no conclusive evidence that Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist the government contends was responsible for a series of anthrax-laced letters mailed in 2001, Read More »

November 2, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Biotechnology, Bioterrorism, and Policy & Initiatives
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Educating the life scientists

(Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) There are increasing signs that state parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) realize that the lack of biosecurity awareness and education among life scientists represents a serious gap in the overall web of policies designed to prevent bioterrorism and biowarfare. Without such awareness and education, how can practicing life Read More »

November 2, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Ten years after anthrax, how safe is your mail?

(Washington Post) DeVaughn was sentenced to six years in federal prison for the incident, which, although no one was harmed, raised the obvious specter of another anthrax attack. A decade ago, anthrax spores delivered in letters killed five people, injured 17 and …

November 2, 2011
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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PharmAthene Progresses Second Generation rPA Anthrax Vaccine

(Sacramento Bee) PharmAthene, Inc. announced today further development progress of its second generation rPA anthrax vaccine, SparVax™. The new vaccine is being developed to provide rapid manufacturing scale-up to respond to a national security emergency. The Company completed its first cGMP manufacturing run at 1,500 liter commercial scale. Final analytical testing is ongoing and expected Read More »

November 1, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
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Deal reached in US 2001 anthrax death suit

(Reuters) The widow of a Florida tabloid photo editor who was the first of five people to die in 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States has reached a settlement with the US government in her wrongful death damages lawsuit against it, …