See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics like the politics of bioterrorism, WMD-CSTs, tuberculosis detection, and more…
WMD Civil Support Teams can respond faster than other federal assets (HS Today)
Lab security standards raise chances of mutant-bird flu catastrophe (Wired)
How does the CDC respond to anthrax? (CDC Public Health Blog)
16% of cancers are caused by viruses or bacteria (Discover)
Controversy continues after engineered bird flu study published (Wired)
Tiny tool can play big role against tuberculosis (Univ of Florida)
Federal plan emphasizes resilience in national preparedness (CIDRAP)
Congress, bioterrorism and Asia (The Diplomat)
New biosensor checks for toxicity in real time (HSNW)
Research opens doors to UV disinfection using LED technology (NC State)
New approach to ‘spell check’ gene sequences (CSIRO)