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Acambis smallpox vaccine shows promise
Tests of U.K. company Acambis’s new smallpox vaccine show it is as effective as the old vaccine Dryvax, which is no longer being produced
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Color-changing material indicates chemical weapons exposure
Tiny polymer spheres are melted into a shimmery sheet; technology could have appplications in food safety and anti-counterfeiting efforts
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US Genomics wins Phase III biodefense contract
$8.6 million deal will assist the company complete prototype development
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Hopkins students devise rotavirus vaccine on a dissolvable strip
Similar to Listerine PocketPaks, vaccine goes down easy for fussy children; unlike liquid vaccines, this one does not require refrigeration
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NASA tests space-bound rapid bacteria assay
Trips to Mars may expose astronauts and their equipment to dangerous bacteria and fungi
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Temple researchers smell success with biosensor project
Genetic engineering crosses a yeast with the olfactory chemical receptors of a rat
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Emory researchers control E. coli movement
By reprogramming the bacteria’s chemo-navigational system, researchers turn a nasty bug into a powerful pharmocological and disaster relief tool
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FDA considers testing regime for E. coli vaccines
Canada’s Bioniche Life Sciences has a running start in Canada, but questions remain about who will pay the bill
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FDA rejects notion of food oversight consolidation
David Acheson says no to the idea of creating a new agency or consolidating operations at USDA
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Missouri researcher develops advanced juice-testing technique
Rapid test for Alicyclobacillus should improve exports to Japan; DNA sequencing is coupled with mid-infrared spectroscopy
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Researchers use Google Earth to track bird flu
“Supermap” brings together known epidemiological research with an easy-to-use mapping system
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Florida researchers discover how anthrax shuts down immune system
A lethal toxin immobilizes the white blood cells by preventing actin assembly
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Llama blood used in ebola assay
Unique protein antibodies can withstand high temperatures, a major challenge for health officials in the Third World
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A test for our readers
A new smallpox vaccine awaits clinical trials, and 215 hardy Americans are needed; Uncle Sam needs you
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Sandia Labs announces new electrochemical sensor
Unlike current methods, this one tests multiple biomolecules simultaneously; “diazonium-based surface chemistry”
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The long view
Ransomware Attacks: Death Threats, Endangered Patients and Millions of Dollars in Damages
A ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a company that processes 15 billion health care transactions annually and deals with 1 in 3 patient records in the United States, is continuing to cause massive disruptions nearly three weeks later. The incident, which started on February 21, has been called the “most significant cyberattack on the U.S. health care system” by the American Hospital Association. It is just the latest example of an increasing trend.