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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 29, 2014
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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. |
Popular Mechanics
January 15, 2010
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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. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
4 Future Plagues What future plagues await us? Let's have a look. |
Information Today
June 16, 2015 |
NIH Plans for the Future of the National Library of Medicine The National Institutes of Health's director, Francis S. Collins, approved the proposed strategic plan for the National Library of Medicine. |
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
June 2011
Eric Beidel |
Industry, Academia Race to Create Drugs Against Biological Warfare On the heels of anthrax comes a string of deadly agents that scientists also fear can be used as weapons and spread with ease. |
Scientific American
November 2008
John Dudley Miller |
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 |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Simon Cooper |
North Korea's Suspected Biochemical Weapons: Breakdown Compared to nukes, biological and chemical agents offer mass destruction "on the cheap," argues Michael Stebbins of the Federation of American Scientists. Below, a sampling of Kim Jong Il's toxic arsenal. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2003
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Recognition and Management of Bioterrorism Infections Familiarity with the infectious agents of highest priority can expedite diagnosis and initial management, and lead to a successful public health response to such an attack. |
Chemistry World
December 9, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
EPA tweaks hazardous waste rules for academic labs US chemistry laboratories have been freed from regulations on handling hazardous waste that lumped them under the same rules as industrial facilities. |
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. |
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... |
Pharmaceutical Executive
October 1, 2011
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Guiding a Revolution in Science Francis Collins led the genomic revolution as director of the International Human Genome Project and director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the NIH from 1993 to 2008. |
Salon.com
October 3, 2001
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Be prepared? Taking precautions against bioterrorism may not be as futile as you think... |
Chemistry World
September 17, 2014
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US genomics lead being lost to China The head of the National Institutes of Health is warning that the US is lagging behind China in genomics. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 5, 2011 |
Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress Society pays a high price for randomization of research support -- a fact that, sadly, is not recognized by the public, the media, or politicians. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
February 1, 2011
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The Building Block of Drug Discovery With Francis Collins now calling the shots at NIH, will be be able to deliver on the innovations behind the genome? |
National Defense
July 2009 |
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories 7 Deadly Myth article draws comment. |
Chemistry World
September 12, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
NIH funds chemical biology network NIH-funded scientists will have access to the tools for rapidly screening hundreds of thousands of small molecules against many novel biological assays at lower costs than previously possible,' said the agency's director, Elias Zerhouni. |
BusinessWeek
May 9, 2005
John Carey |
Dr. Francis S. Collins: On The Trail Of Disease Genes Collins is leading the search for DNA variations that can result in illnesses. |
BusinessWeek
June 13, 2005
John Carey |
The NIH's Roadmap for Research Charting the human genome was just the beginning. Now the focus is creating pathways that will lead to practical applications. |
Chemistry World
October 10, 2014
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US ramps up rare diseases research The US National Institutes of Health is spending $29 million to fund research consortia that will study more than 200 rare diseases. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Avian Influenza 101 Here is everything you need to now about avian influenza so that you can better protect yourself. |
