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Scientific American
November 2008
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Postal Anthrax Aftermath: Has Biodefense Spending Made Us Safer? The Anthrax attacks in 2001 led to a massive increase in biodefense funding, which critics claim has done more harm than good   |
National Defense
February 2009
Magnuson & Rusling |
Senators May Seek Life Science Lab Security Regulations Life science laboratories, and similar facilities are proliferating throughout the world. Security is lax at many of them -- including the United States. Background checks for those working in the labs are spotty. |
Chemistry World
June 3, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Biosafety blunder as US sends live anthrax to labs around world Revelations that the US Department of Defense accidentally shipped live anthrax samples to at least 24 labs in 11 states and two foreign countries has prompted a congressional committee to demand answers. |
Chemistry World
September 11, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
NIH audit turns up plague bacteria and ricin US National Institutes of Health initiated a sweep of its facilities to uncover any improperly stored dangerous agents, toxins or hazardous biological materials. That search has now revealed several instances of lax oversight. |
American History
Margaret Davidson |
American Biowarrior A pioneer in America's biological weapons program during World War II, the unassuming Dr. Ira Baldwin was critical to the development of methods that made large-scale, safe production of the deadly toxins possible. |
National Defense
June 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Growing Public Interest In Genetic Science Sparks Some Bio-Security Concerns A growing movement of hobbyists who are carrying out biology experiments in garages, basements and community labs has drawn some interest from the FBI. |
Salon.com
July 21, 2000
Fiona Morgan |
Secret costs Scientists say the security crackdown at nuclear weapons labs is the real national security risk. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2009 |
Virus Hunters: Inside Maryland's New Biosafety Level 4 Lab The integrated research facility at Fort Detrick, Md., doesn't look menacing. |
National Defense
November 2006
Harold Kennedy |
Army Lab Channels Expertise to Non-Traditional Areas When the United States invaded Iraq, the Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center began tackling a host of problems that were far removed from traditional chemical or biological defense, such as roadside bombs. |
Chemistry World
September 29, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
White House tightens oversight of dangerous studies The White House has intensified federal oversight of research involving dangerous pathogens with new safety rules for universities and other research institutions that carry out such work. |
InternetNews
January 26, 2006
David Needle |
Microsoft Makes Big Internet Research Play Microsoft reported a major investment and research effort with the announcement of Live Labs, a partnership between its MSN online division and Microsoft Research. |
National Defense
August 2005
Joe Pappalardo |
Pentagon Spurs its Biological And Chemical Defense Programs The Pentagon is trying to buttress the military's defensive posture against biological and chemical weapons by focusing on the development of advanced vaccines and improved therapeutics. A surge in money is fueling this effort. |
National Defense
July 2004
Joe Pappalardo |
Scientists Seek Breakthroughs In Bio-Detection The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to upgrade its biological sensor network with more encompassing and less costly systems. |
National Defense
November 2004
Joe Pappalardo |
Security Beat Local Responders Linked With Coast Guard Units... Russian Horror Highlights U.S. School Security... Public Would Ignore Authorities in Terror Event... Fort Detrick Begins Bio-Defense Additions... etc. |
Chemistry World
December 24, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
FBI's 2001 anthrax investigation was flawed The scientific evidence that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation relied upon to investigate the October 2001 anthrax attacks was deeply flawed, according to a new report. |
National Defense
August 2005
Joe Pappalardo |
Congress Poised to Act on Weak Bio-Preparedness Flaws in the U.S.' current defenses against dangerous diseases are numerous and institutional, according to experts. In response to these shortcomings, key congressional leaders are vowing action to fix the problems. |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
Plague fears A bioterrorism expert talks about the wicked ways of anthrax and the even deadlier potential scourge of smallpox... |
National Defense
June 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Research Challenge: How to Defend Against Still-Undefined Chemical, Biological Attacks Military scientists are often criticized for not working fast enough and for not pushing technologies into the field more expeditiously. Those working in chemical and biological sciences are no exception. |
Searcher
March 2002
Eva Perkins |
Bioterrorism Resources on the Internet: A Primer What is bioterrorism? Which organizations and governmental agencies publish in this area? Using the power of the beloved Internet, one can easily and quickly access a wealth of information. Here's how to do it... |
National Defense
April 2009 |
Border Security The U.S. has limited ability to prevent dangerous materials from reaching the shores. |
National Defense
July 2004
Joe Pappalardo |
Emergency Rooms Unprepared for Bio-Attacks Of all the safety nets designed to cope with a biological attack in U.S. cities, emergency rooms are among the least prepared, lacking diagnostic tools and trained personnel, experts told a Senate panel. |
ifeminists
January 26, 2005
Tony Zizza |
NAMI Is Dead Wrong On Mental Health Screening It's time to relentlessly put President Bush's mental health screening monster and groups like NAMI in their place. Mandatory mental health screening is child abuse. |
HHMI Bulletin
Fall 2012
Robert Tjian |
President's Letter: Stabilizing Forces Recognizing the role of research professionals in today's laboratory organizations is important not only to the individuals who contribute their services but also to the research enterprise as a whole. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2004
Traci Purdum |
GM Taps India For IT And R&D The leading automaker invests $21 million to set up shop in Bangalore. |
National Defense
June 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Chem-Bio Directorate Shifting Research Dollars Toward 'Focused Innovative Technology' Despite investing billions of dollars in efforts to protect warriors from hazardous agents, the Pentagon's arsenal to detect and overcome potential exposure to traditional and nontraditional agents is still limited. |
