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DARPA creates program to investigate how viruses evolve
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has recently created a new grant program called Prophecy that is geared towards investigations into how viruses might evolve in order to improve efforts by biopharmaceuticals to head off health threats. In addition to public health threats, projects developed through Prophecy could undoubtedly help protect Read More »
- September 28, 2010
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New bra doubles as gas mask
Inspired by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a new bra designed by Dr. Elena Bodnar of the Ukraine doubles as a gas mask that is capable of protecting wearers from toxic agents. The $30 bra, TakePart.com reports, is meant to lower the potential health risks of accidents that release harmful airborne particles, Read More »
- September 28, 2010
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Antidotes to anthrax lethal factor intoxication. Part 1: Discovery of potent lethal factor inhibitors with in vivo efficacy.
Related Articles Antidotes to anthrax lethal factor intoxication. Part 1: Discovery of potent lethal factor inhibitors with in vivo efficacy. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 Aug 15; Authors: Jiao GS, Kim S, Moayeri M, Cregar-Hernandez L, McKasson L, Margosiak SA, Leppla SH, Johnson AT Sub-nanomolar small molecule inhibitors of anthrax lethal Read More »
- September 28, 2010
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New cotton fiber swab may protect against bioagents
Fibertect–CS, a new cotton fiber product manufactured in Texas, has recently stirred interest in the United States and the Middle East for its potential use in protecting against harmful chemical and biological agents that could be deployed by terrorist groups. The cotton swab was evaluated several years ago by Lawrence Livermore Read More »
- September 27, 2010
- | Filed under Biotechnology
Bioterror Absent from Committee Agenda
Secretary Napolitano and Directors Mueller and Leiter Terrorism is the “greatest security challenge of our age,” explained Senator Joe Lieberman, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, during a hearing last Wednesday on “Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland.” Because of this great challenge, FBI Director Read More »
- September 27, 2010
- | Filed under North America 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 »
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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 »