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Bioagent Detection Program Testing Next-Generation Sensors

(Global Security Newswire) A separate diagnostic tool for pinpointing the presence of the toxin ricin is in the final evaluation stage, O'Toole said. The new procedure has exceptionally strong sensitivity and is anticipated to be fielded at CDC Laboratory Response Network …

October 21, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, and Countermeasures
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FBI Works With Researchers to Prevent Bioterrorism

(Global Security Newswire) “We have to enhance bioterrorism outreach with academia, industry and the scientific community” So said during a biosecurity event at Mississippi State University. "We're not a regulatory agency; we're not a compliance agency. …

October 21, 2011
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, and Policy & Initiatives
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Re-examining our bio-defense

(Politico) Senators heard testimony Tuesday from experts in biodefense and bio-preparedness — as well as current public officials. Context was provided by Dr. Robert Kadlec, who drew apt comparisons to the strategic threat posed by a sophisticated perpetrator. …

October 21, 2011
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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Anthrax attacks still resonate with postal workers 10 years later

(Washington Post) Those directly affected by the October 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people, including two postal workers, are doing just that. It's a process. Moving on doesn't start one day and end the next. Ten years later, that process continues for the …

October 21, 2011
| Filed under North America and Bioterrorism
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Anthrax countermeasures better than in 2001, but work remains

(CIDRAP News) – If someone tried to kill Americans with Bacillus anthracis spores today, the nation would have a better medical tool chest for treating the sick and those potentially exposed than it had 10 years ago, when the anthrax …