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Outcomes Related to the 7th Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Review …
(VAdvert Press Center) Special Briefing, Thomas Countryman, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Via Teleconference, Washington, DC. MR. VENTRELL: Hi, everyone. This is Patrick from the Press Office. Today we have with us Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Affairs Mr. Thomas Countryman. He’s going to conduct an Read More »
- December 30, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
Studies of deadly H5N1 bird flu mutations test scientific ethics
(Los Angeles Times) Experts said the events signaled a "new phase" for the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, which was chartered in 2004 to help assess potential risks of biological research and has never before stepped in so aggressively. …
- December 30, 2011
- | Filed under Europe, North America, Bioterrorism, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
Seventh Review Conference of Biological Weapons Convention Adopts Final…
(IEWY News) The Biological Weapons Convention opened for signature in 1972 and entered into force in 1975. It prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, retention, stockpiling and use of biological and toxin weapons and is a key element – along …
- December 29, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, Biosafety, Bioterrorism, International, and Policy & Initiatives
S. Korea to help stem FMD outbreak in Asian nations
(Yonhap) South Korea will spend US$2.61 million in the next four years to help fight foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Southeast Asian countries, a main source of the disease that affects hoofed animals, including cows and pigs, the government said …
- December 29, 2011
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, and International
David Hoffman: On biology: promise and peril
(Foreign Policy) We live in an age of breathtaking advances in the life sciences. Achievements in sequencing, or plotting the genetic blueprint of an organism, have been astounding, and may lead to great benefits in public health and medicine. But biological research can be dual-use: that which improves the lot of Read More »
- December 29, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, Biotechnology, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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BAA – Medical Countermeasures for Priority Pathogens
(Global Biodefense) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has released Read More »
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New Antibody Weapons Against Marburg Virus
(Global Biodefense) A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute identifies Read More »
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FDA Accepts BLA for Inhalational Anthrax Countermeasure
(Global Biodefense) Anthim (obiltoxaximab) is for the treatment and prevention of inhalational anthrax, Read More »
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South Korea MERS death toll rises to 20
(CNN) The World Health Organization said Tuesday that the number of new cases Read More »
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What you should know about MERS, the mystery disease that has South Korea on edge
(Washington Post) The spread of MERS, which has infected 126 people since the outbreak began last Read More »
Research More »
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We Now Know More About Sexually Transmitted Ebola
(TIME) In March 2015, officials discovered that a Liberian man who had survived Read More »
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Scientists find new variant of streptococcal bacteria causing severe infections
(Imperial College London) Scientists have discovered a new variant of streptococcal bacteria that Read More »
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VUMC joins Human Vaccine Project as first scientific hub
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), the Human Vaccines Project and the International AIDS Read More »
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Researcher who spiked rabbit blood to fake HIV vaccine results slapped with rare prison sentence
(Washington Post) Dong Pyou Han, a former Iowa State University researcher charged with Read More »
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New Antibody Weapons Against Marburg Virus
(Global Biodefense) A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute identifies Read More »
Public Health More »
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How Yelp Can Be Used to Track Outbreaks of Food Poisoning
When a Shigella outbreak at a San Jose, California, seafood restaurant sickened dozens Read More »
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We Now Know More About Sexually Transmitted Ebola
(TIME) In March 2015, officials discovered that a Liberian man who had survived Read More »
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Legionnaires’ Bacteria Regrew in Bronx Cooling Towers That Were Disinfected
(TheNewYorkTimes)- The 15 water-cooling towers that were found to be contaminated this week Read More »
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Millions More Need H.I.V. Treatment, W.H.O. Says
(TheNewYorkTimes)- The World Health Organization issued sweeping new guidelines on Wednesday that could put Read More »
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Sentencing scheduled for peanut executive in salmonella case
(Washington Post)- ALBANY, Ga. — A former peanut executive convicted of shipping tainted Read More »