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H1N1 discovered in marine mammals

(EurekAlert) Scientists at the University of California, Davis, detected the H1N1 (2009) virus in free-ranging northern elephant seals off the central California coast a year after the human pandemic began, according to a study published today, May 15, in the journal PLOS ONE. It is the first report of that flu strain in any marine  Read More »

DHS Standardized Test and Evaluation of Biological Threat Agent Detectors

(GlobalBiodefense) The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected Health Research Inc. with the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health to develop standard test methods to support field evaluation of technologies used for biological agent detection. The proposed work will address current gaps in standards by defining field testing needs, methods and  Read More »

RFQ – BioSafety Level 4 Protective Suits

(GlobalBiodefense) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) has been charged with performing integrated research requiring special positive protection suits for biological high containment laboratories.

US high court rules against soybean farmer in seed-patent case

(Nature) The US Supreme Court has issued a unanimous ruling today that a soybean farmer violated patents when he planted genetically modified soybeans without first paying the intellectual property holder.

Eradicating the Foot and Mouth Disease from Pakistan

(ExpressTribune) “Studies suggest that 35-50% of all animals are exposed to the virus by the time they reach one year of age,” he says. This number is high, which is why the US is working to control this and other important diseases of livestock in Pakistan. “But this must be a programme with complete and  Read More »

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