Specialists play down danger from CDC biolab air system glitches | Combining crystallography and visible spectroscopy to understand enzymes | DHS announces more than $1.3B in preparedness grant awards | High-yield selective synthesis of specific molecules | Computer method predicts drug side effects | BioNeutral group expands testing of sterilants against anthrax | Peering into protein dynamics | Gold and DNA could create new dark matter detector | NIH pilot program: discovering new therapeutic uses for existing molecules | Watching DNA unzip in real time | Lawrence Livermore researchers delve into airborne particulates | The healthy human microbiome | Discovery sheds light on flu infections

See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics like CDC biolab safety, $1.3B in preparedness grants, anthrax sterilants research and more…

Specialists play down danger from CDC biolab air system glitches (GSN)

Combining crystallography and visible spectroscopy to understand enzymes (Brookhaven Today)

DHS announces more than $1.3B in preparedness grant awards (DHS Press Release)

High-yield selective synthesis of specific molecules (CORDIS)

Computer method predicts drug side effects (NIH Research Matters)

BioNeutral group expands testing of sterilants against anthrax (BioPrepWatch)

Peering into protein dynamics (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Gold and DNA could create new dark matter detector (Wired Science)

NIH pilot program: discovering new therapeutic uses for existing molecules (NIH Grants)

Watching DNA unzip in real time (CORDIS)

Lawrence Livermore researchers delve into airborne particulates (LLNL)

The healthy human microbiome (NIH)