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Chemical and Biological Attacks: Underground Transport Restoration Project
A critical aspect of cleaning up chemical and biological warfare agents is figuring out what the contaminant is and how far it has spread. Sandia National Laboratories’ engineer Bob Knowlton has worked on this challenge [Read more] -
Biodefense Headlines – September 24, 2017
See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including BARDA backing of Janssen’s flu countermeasures, rapid detection of anthrax blood stream infections, and funding the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center. POLICY, [Read more] -
Biodefense Headlines – September 17, 2017
See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including a National Academies’ report on Dual Use Research of Concern, antibody therapeutics for ricinosis, and questions on inhaled flu vaccine performance. BIOPREPAREDNESS 100 [Read more] -
Putting the Pieces Together: Solving the Burkholderia Puzzle
No definitive diagnostic test exists for Burkholderia, a category B agent caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei bacterium, which poses a threat to deployed servicemembers. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical and Biological Technologies department is researching [Read more]
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