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Discovery Networks Hostage-Taking A Rare Terror Event
09/06/2010 03:00 AM
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A new report by terrorism researchers at the University of Maryland concludes that the deadly hostage-taking incident at the Discovery Communications headquarters in suburban Washington, D.C. meets the criteria of a terrorist act - a rare one for media organizations and the nation's capital region. Hostage-taking, though, is a familiar pattern in capital-region terror, the researchers add...
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Democrats Will Likely Push Again For Ground Zero Health Assistance
09/03/2010 08:00 AM
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Democrats are likely to again push to give billions in health coverage assistance to Ground Zero workers when they return from their recess, Roll Call reports. "A Democratic leadership aide said Tuesday that the bill likely would get the green light for floor action shortly after the House returns Sept. 14 in conjunction with events planned to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the Sept...
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BARDA Funds Drug Development For Biothreats, Antibiotic Resistance
08/31/2010 05:00 AM
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) awarded a contract to develop an antibiotic that could be used against possible two types of bioterrorism as well as common infections that are becoming resistant to antibiotics. The contract to Achaogen Inc. of San Francisco is for $27 million in the first two years...
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Safer Foods For Human Consumption With Potential For Anthrax Protection
08/30/2010 03:00 AM
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An antibacterial enzyme found in human tears and other body fluids could be applied to certain foods for protection against intentional contamination with anthrax, scientists reported at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). "Data from this study could be used in developing safer foods for human consumption," said Saeed A. Khan, Ph.D...
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Purdue Biodefense Technology Project Awarded $1.3 Million NIH Seed Grant
08/27/2010 08:00 AM
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Purdue University researchers have developed a technology that has the potential to more quickly identify food-borne pathogens, aiding U.S. homeland security officials in responding to a bioterrorist attack or other emergencies. The research team, which is based at Discovery Park's Bindley Bioscience Center, has received a $1...
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Castor Bean Genome Published By Research Team Including Scientists From The Venter Institute
08/24/2010 04:00 AM
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A research team co-led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) and the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS), University of Maryland School of Medicine, published the sequence and analysis of the castor bean (Ricinus communis) genome in Nature Biotechnology. Agnes P. Chan, Ph.D., JCVI, and Jonathan Crabtree, Ph.D., IGS were co-lead authors on the paper describing the 4...
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PMO Compounds Show Promise Against Deadly Ebola, Marburg Viruses
08/23/2010 05:00 AM
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US scientists have discovered two compounds from a family known as antisense phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers, or PMOs, can protect monkeys infected with Ebola and Marburg viruses from going on to develop lethal hemorrhagic fever, which has a 90 per cent fatality rate in humans; and they are now proceeding with clinical trials...
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Feds To Revamp Bioterrorism And Flu Plans
08/23/2010 04:00 AM
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Federal officials say they will revamp strategies for dealing with bioterrorism and pandemic flu because efforts to develop medical solutions have lagged, the Los Angeles Times reports. They "announced a $1.9-billion makeover of the system for identifying and manufacturing drugs and vaccines for public health emergencies...
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HHS Unveils $1.9B Strategy To Better Prepare For Biological Threats
08/23/2010 04:00 AM
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"Acknowledging that the development of medical countermeasures against bioterrorism threats and pandemic flu is lagging, [U.S.] federal authorities Thursday announced a $1.9 billion makeover of the system for identifying and manufacturing drugs and vaccines for public-health emergencies," Tribune Company/Seattle Times reports...
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New York Lawmakers Trying To Revive 9/11 Health Care Bill
08/04/2010 07:00 AM
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Lawmakers are trying to bridge the gap between colleagues on the left and right in a bid to provide greater health coverage for 9/11 workers, The Wall Street Journal reports. "The bill was voted down [in the House] late Thursday night amid angry partisan finger-pointing, and now Democratic Rep...
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The House Fails To Pass Aid Measure For Sick 9/11 Responders
08/02/2010 03:00 AM
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The Associated Press: "A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts." The measure failed to draw the necessary two-thirds majority...
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Thought Reading To Prevent Terrorism
08/02/2010 03:00 AM
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Imagine technology that allows you to get inside the mind of a terrorist to know how, when and where the next attack will occur. That's not nearly as far-fetched as it seems, according to a new Northwestern University study...
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GOP Advising Republicans To Vote Against 9/11 Medical Coverage Bill
07/30/2010 06:00 AM
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Politico's On Congress Blog: House Republicans are advising other Republicans to vote against a bill that would "bolster medical support to Sept. 11 victims. ... The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009, sponsored by New York City Rep...
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TAU Helps Develop Early-Warning Hazard System For The World's Railways
07/28/2010 03:00 AM
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Thousands of people around the world have died in train wrecks caused by natural disasters. In 2004, the tsunami in Southeast Asia derailed a Sri Lankan train, killing 1,700 people. But with modern advances, these tragedies can be avoided - and a Tel Aviv University researcher, working in collaboration with teams from seven countries, is leading the way. Prof. Lev V...
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IGEM Team Helps Prevent Rogue Use Of Synthetic Biology
07/21/2010 03:00 AM
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A team of students from ENSIMAG, an engineering school in Grenoble, France, and Virginia Tech is using bioinformatics to implement federal guidance on synthetic genomics. The students' work will help gene synthesis companies and their customers better detect the possible use of manufactured DNA as harmful agents for bioterrorism...
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PharmAthene Presents New Data For Lyophilized RPA Anthrax Vaccine Showing Enhanced Immunogenicity
07/16/2010 05:00 AM
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PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PIP), a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, announced results from a New Zealand White Rabbit study showing that its lyophilized recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine was more immunogenic than a liquid formulation of rPA vaccine and produced a robust response with only 2 doses...
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