The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is competing a support contract for scientific, professional and technical expertise for NIAID’s research programs. NIAID conducts and supports basic and applied research [Read more]
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 [Read more]
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 [Read more]
The development of anti-influenza drugs has been limited by the fact that animal models do not accurately reflect the infection mechanisms influenza viruses engage in humans. With new funding from the National [Read more]
When investigating potential chemical and biological (CB) threats, the stakes are high. Investigations often start with a lot of unknowns: What is this substance? Is it hazardous? Is it biological or chemical? [Read more]
See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including defending against the next generation of bioweapons, animal disease outbreak response, and infectious disease surveillance in areas hit by Hurricane [Read more]
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are working to eliminate false positives in detection of Francisella bacteria, a few species of which include highly virulent human and animal pathogens. The effort contributes [Read more]
Two Johns Hopkins materials science graduate students and their professors played a key role in a multi-institution research project that pinpointed how a tiny protein seems to make the deadly Ebola virus [Read more]
A current Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) research effort, conducted by the U.S. Army Research Institute for Chemical Defense (USAMRICD), is exploring the decontamination properties of Veriox®, a topical antimicrobial, anti-infective and [Read more]
A large stainless steel time capsule emblazoned with the logo of the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) shared the stage with federal, state, and local officials and leaders within the [Read more]
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