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U.S. Considers Testing A Vaccine Against Weaponized Anthrax For Children
Science A government bioethics commission says yes, but only under certain circumstances. Being an ethicist isn't easy. Here's the quandary the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical...
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New Bioweapons Risk Is Nothing Bureaucracy Can't Solve
Technology A report on the state of biological defense research finds lots of problems--but really manageable ones. A week after September 11, 2001, letters containing lethal anthrax spores killed...
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Anthrax Scare At The CDC
Science Potentially exposed CDC workers seem okay and there's little danger to the general public, but the apparent lapse in safety procedures is surprising and serious. In a surprising and scary...
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The CDC Goes Before Congress And Five More News Updates Since Last Week's...
Science The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admits the agency's culture of safety needs improvement. Last week, we learned that U.S. government scientists found six...
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NIH to Scientists: Check Your Deadly Vials Please
Science After a summer of biohazards, policymakers ask scientists to search their freezers If you are a scientist handling deadly pathogens, it's time to clean out your freezer. The National...
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Why Does The Pentagon Keep An Anthrax Stash On Hand?
Military A precautionary stockpile, provided no one mails it by accident Of all the things a person could receive in the mail without warning, Anthrax is about the worst thing it could be. The spores,...
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What Are The Real Risks of Bioweapons Research?
Military The Pentagon accidentally mailing plague and anthrax, it turns out After a scandal-plagued summer, last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that some of the...
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How Did Anthrax Flare Up In Siberia?
Health Hot days and melting permafrost In Russia last week several cases of Anthrax were reported in a reindeer herding community.
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