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Biosecurity

Controversial Bird Flu Paper Published

AP | By MALCOLM RITTER | Posted 08.21.2012 | Science
Read More: Biological Warfare, Erasmus-Medical-Center, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Terrorism, Biosecurity, Virus, Bird Flu, Ron Fouchier, Science, Bird Flu Study, Bird Flu Epidemic, Video, Science News

NEW YORK -- The second of two bird flu studies once considered too risky to publish was released Thursday, ending a saga that pitted concerns about te...

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Lynne Peeples

Bioterror Death Germs Thrive In Labs, Nature, As U.S. Funding Withers

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 02.10.2012 | Green
Read More: Ebola, Bioterrorism, Terrorism, Biosecurity, h5n1, Bird Flu, The Infection Loop, Anthrax, Outbreak, Biological Weapons, Sars, Infectious Diseases, Counterterrorism, Contagion, H1n1, Influenza, Green News

Part of a series investigating the complex links between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. In early October 2001, just da...

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Doomsday Clock Announcement...Are We Closer To 'Midnight'?

LiveScience/The Huffington Post | Stephanie Pappas | Posted 02.13.2012 | Science
Read More: Atomic Age, Minutes to Midnight, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Age, National Security, Doomsday Clock, Biosecurity, Climate Change, Cold War, Science News

UPDATE: The 'Doomsday Clock' has been moved forward. We're now 5 'minutes from midnight.' View a live stream of the announcement and rationale here. ...

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Resurrecting History's Pathogens: No Oversight for A Dangerous Business

Dr. Lynn C. Klotz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Bioweapons, Biosecurity, Plague, Pathogens, Influenza, Home News
Dr. Lynn C. Klotz

Humans have been ravaged throughout history by pandemics ranging from bubonic plague to super-lethal flu. Then they became history -- at least we thought they did.

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