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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. |
National Defense June 2010 Grace V. Jean |
To Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction, U.S. Reaching Out To International Partners U.S. officials believe that terrorists aspire to build bio-weapons. The White House is also expanding collaborative efforts with international partners to help prevent such attacks. |
National Defense April 2010 Stew Magnuson |
WMD Commission: 'We're Not Going Away' The Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism is not being continued by the government, but the members are starting non-profit with the same mission. |
National Defense June 2009 Erwin & Magnuson |
7 Deadly Myths About Weapons of Terror Seven noteworthy misconceptions associated with weapons of terror. |
Popular Mechanics January 15, 2010 Joe Pappalardo |
Researchers Decry Proposed Rules to Secure Bio Research Labs New proposals put forward by Congress and supported by a recently released federal study are roiling researchers at labs that work with biological agents. |
Wired June 2006 Steve Silberman |
Don't Try This at Home Garage chemistry used to be a rite of passage for geeky kids. But in their search for terrorist cells and meth labs, authorities are making a federal case out of do-it-yourself science. |
National Defense February 2005 Harold Kennedy |
Military Officials Warn Al Qaeda Determined To Attack With WMD Most attacks probably would be small-scale, incorporating improvised delivery systems and easily produced chemicals, toxins or radiological substances. |
National Defense March 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Chemical-Biological Defense Office To Kick Off Dozens of New Programs The previous decade has seen little in terms of advancement of nuclear-radiological detection devices, and there will be a new push to update them. |
Salon.com September 12, 2000 Arthur Allen |
The battle over bio-terror A recent report urges America to pour $13 billion into preventing disease-based warfare, but evidence suggests that our fears are misplaced. |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams. |
Carolyn Bertozzi: Changed Expectations Chemists trained in biology were once a rarity -- now they're becoming the norm. |
Chemistry World July 6, 2012 |
Protein power Tom Muir, professor of chemistry and molecular biology, Princeton University, US, is an expert in protein engineering and its application to studying cellular signalling networks. |
National Defense June 2006 Harold Kennedy |
U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Keep WMD Out of Enemy Hands Amid concerns about terrorist attacks against the U.S. and its allies, the U.S. government is increasing its efforts to keep enemies from acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction. Some of these efforts, however, are raising hackles even at home. |
Chemistry World January 2012 |
Cultivating collaboration A new network aims to bring the power of interdisciplinary innovation to bear on global food issues. |
Bio-IT World July 2005 Kevin Davies |
Synthetic Biologists Assemble Codon Devices Company Emerging leaders in the new discipline of synthetic biology have raised $13 million in first-round venture funding for the field's first commercial entity - a startup company called Codon Devices. |
Wired March 2002 Evan Ratliff |
This Is Not a Test A decade after America's last nuclear test, the US arsenal is decaying and its designers are retiring. Now a new generation of scientists is trying to preserve bomb-building knowledge before it's too late... |
National Defense February 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Intelligence Agencies Reach Out to Scientists to Counter Terror Weapons To better understand the potentially deadly technologies unearthed by intelligence operators, the government is seeking help from experts in the scientific community. |
Chemistry World July 2008 Ananyo Bhattacharya |
Sparks of creation Chemists are at the forefront of synthetic biology, the burgeoning field that could soon create artificial life. |
The Motley Fool August 14, 2007 Brian Orelli |
Drugmaker Growth Without the FDA Do you have one of those stomachs that just can't take the ups and downs of clinical trial data and FDA approval decisions? Buy stocks in the companies that support the drug makers. |
Chemistry World May 2012 |
Help or harm? Malcolm Dando asks whether we are sufficiently aware of the potential for chemistry to be misused and what may result if we are not |
Bio-IT World October 2005 Dennis A. Gilbert |
The DNA Sequencing Race: From Sprint to Marathon To create faster, cheaper, and better solutions for DNA analysis, we must remain committed to improving both current and new sequencing technologies. Research that just a short while ago might have been considered too complex, too expensive, or just inconceivable is now well within our grasp. |
Salon.com October 3, 2001 Chris Colin |
Poison on the mind Is panic the right response to the specter of bioterrorism? |
BusinessWeek August 12, 2010 Arielle Fridson |
Innovator: George Church Synthetic biologist George Church says he can create living things faster than nature can, essentially speeding up evolution. And he says he can do it cheaply. |
Popular Mechanics February 2007 Simon Cooper |
North Korea's Biochemical Threat While its nuclear test spurs outrage, North Korea grows a vast biochemical weapons arsenal in secrecy. We investigate Kim Jong Il's deception, his country's human trials and the terror potential of this rogue nation's deadly harvest. |
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. |
Bio-IT World December 10, 2002 |
Craig Venter Unvarnished (part II) The former Celera CEO covers privacy, ESTs, and his new research institutes. |
Wired January 2005 Oliver Morton |
Life, Reinvented A group of MIT engineers wanted to model the biological world. But, damn, some of nature's designs were complicated! So they started rebuilding from the ground up - and gave birth to synthetic biology. |
Salon.com July 21, 2000 Fiona Morgan |
Secret costs Scientists say the security crackdown at nuclear weapons labs is the real national security risk. |
National Defense March 2006 Harold Kennedy |
At Special Ops Forum, Experts Weigh Prospect of WMD Attacks As military leaders devote increasing attention to neutralizing roadside bombs in Iraq, specialists caution that it would be a mistake to dismiss the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction. |
Chemistry World May 1, 2014 Ned Stafford |
Synthetic biology vision for Europe unveiled A new 'strategic vision' for synthetic biology has laid out the steps Europe needs to take in the next five to 10 year to nurture the field, with chemistry a key part of its strategy. |
Chemistry World September 4, 2013 Mark Peplow |
Synthetic biology is bursting with life The field encompasses a vast array of research themes, from creating artificial life to engineering microbes to produce medicines or fuels. Through it all, though, runs a rich seam of chemistry. |
Bio-IT World April 15, 2003 James Golden |
Sequence Signatures and Homeland Security The bio-IT community has a unique opportunity to contribute to national biodefense. |
Fast Company March 15, 2007 J.J. Brazil |
Mission: Impossible? The FBI is battling to transform itself in an age of technology and terrorism. It may be the toughest, most important change effort of our time. |
CIO April 15, 2003 Ben Worthen |
What to Do When Uncle Sam Wants Your Data As the czars of data, CIOs better be prepared when the FBI knocks on their doors. |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Sarah C. P. Williams |
Living Chemistry Biologists understand better what chemists can bring to the table. And chemists understand better the questions that biologists really care about. This has led to a bigger impact of chemists on biological problems. |