Pentagon agency tries to stop drug-resistant bacteria | Descriptive study of a fatal case of avian influenza A H10N8 | Proposed move of Air Force science office threatens basic research | Faulty forensic science under fire | House approves bill on WMD medical countermeasures expenditure | Credit card-sized device could analyze biopsy, diagnose cancer in minutes | Canadian study finds flu vaccine working well against H1N1 | DARPA makes agency-sponsored software, publications open to all | New avian flu virus ravages poultry in Korea | The biohacker: A threat to national security | UN begins polio vaccination campaign at besieged refugee camp in Syria | N95 respirators protect health workers from bacterial pathogens | UK scientists welcome new policy on animal research
See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics like WMD countermeasure legislation, efficacy of flu vaccine on H1N1, the biohacker threat and more…
Pentagon agency tries to stop drug-resistant bacteria (USA Today)
Descriptive study of a fatal case of avian influenza A H10N8 (Lancet)
Proposed move of Air Force science office threatens basic research (Science)
Faulty forensic science under fire (Nature)
House approves bill on WMD medical countermeasures expenditure (NTI GSN)
Credit card-sized device could analyze biopsy, diagnose cancer in minutes (UW)
Canadian study finds flu vaccine working well against H1N1 (CIDRAP)
New avian flu virus ravages poultry in Korea (Science)
The biohacker: A threat to national security (CTC Sentinel)
UN begins polio vaccination campaign at besieged refugee camp in Syria (UN News)
N95 respirators protect health workers from bacterial pathogens (CIDRAP)
UK scientists welcome new policy on animal research (Science Insider)