CIA stops fake vaccination programs, but will it matter? | Bill would help development of drugs to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria | Antibiotic crisis needs global response | Radiation-Fighting Drug | Scientists are creating new, incurable diseases in labs | Researchers probe healthy gut bacteria for new medical treatments | MERS: A virologist’s view from Saudi Arabia | Experts call for alternatives to ‘gain-of-function’ flu studies | Tech transfer: Adaptable reagentless detector | DHS Secretary stresses importance of preparedness grant programs | Integration of optical technologies to manipulate and monitor biological samples | Cesium chloride blood irradiators increase dirty bomb risk | Pathogens can live for a week in airplane seat-back pockets | Accelerating Antibody Discovery | Toronto-made app helps doctors learn MERS symptoms | Dose of measles virus destroys woman’s incurable cancer

See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics like legislation to increase countermeasures for drug resistant bacteria, halting fake CIA vaccination campaigns, ending gain-of-function flu studies and more…

CIA stops fake vaccination programs, but will it matter? (The Conversation)

Bill would help development of drugs to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria (HSNW)

Antibiotic crisis needs global response (University of Edinburgh)

Radiation-Fighting Drug (The Scientist)

Scientists are creating new, incurable diseases in labs (The Atlantic)

Researchers probe healthy gut bacteria for new medical treatments (Texas A&M)

MERS: A virologist’s view from Saudi Arabia (Science)

Experts call for alternatives to ‘gain-of-function’ flu studies (CIDRAP)

Tech transfer: Adaptable reagentless detector (Naval Research Lab)

DHS Secretary stresses importance of preparedness grant programs (HSToday)

Integration of optical technologies to manipulate and monitor biological samples (OSA)

Cesium chloride blood irradiators increase dirty bomb risk (HSNW)