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New Findings Detail How Virus Prepares To Infect Cells

(Purdue University) Researchers have learned the atomic-scale arrangement of proteins in a structure that enables a virus to invade and fuse with host cells, showing precisely how the structure morphs with changing acidity to initiate infection.

Security, Health Officials Said to Collaborate Now More Than Ever Before

WASHINGTON — Two international measures designed to boost each country’s preparedness against manmade or natural disease outbreaks have also succeeded in bringing law enforcement and public health officials closer together to combat such threats, a panel of experts said last week (see GSN, Oct. 8). (Nov. 29) – Two U.S. diplomats, left, attend a Biological  Read More »

New Sensor Could Detect Quickly Viral Bioterror Agents

Scientists at Boston University have developed a biological sensor that could be used to rapidly detect a wide range of viral pathogens including the lethal Ebola and Marburg viruses, the institution announced last week. As with other viruses that produce symptoms not necessarily indicative of viral infection, Marburg and Ebola outbreaks can be challenging to  Read More »

Soligenix Announces Issuance Of United States Patent For RiVax™, Its Vaccine Against Ricin Toxin

Soligenix, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent #7,829,668, entitled “Compositions and methods for modifying toxic effects of proteinaceous compounds…

U.S. Will Expand Biosecurity Work to Africa, Official Says

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Cooperative Threat Reduction initiative will work to secure deadly pathogens in Africa to prevent their use as tools of bioterrorism, a key Defense Department official said yesterday (see GSN, Nov. 15). (Nov. 23) – U.S. Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), shown in 2008, recently led a U.S. delegation to study biosecurity measures  Read More »

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