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  • Miniscule solar cells would enable ultramicroscopic technology

    Harvard team develops solar cells 200 hundred times thinner than a human hair; source of power for ultramicroscopic technology now available; team leaders says one of the first application would be in monitoring bioterrorism

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  • Food importers to guarantee their imports meet safety, health standards

    A proposal for screening imported foods would require American companies to certify that their foreign suppliers meet U.S. standards and would reward suppliers who undertake quality-monitoring programs

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  • U.S. government to intensify fight against industrial espionage

    U.S. government launches a broad campaign to thwart foreign government and terrorist organizations from stealing sensitive U.S. technology; chief culprits: China, Iran

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  • Centralization of food production makes nation vulnerable

    CDC says centralization of foor production and processing is the major cause of outbreaks of food-borne illness; centralization offers an inviting opportunity for terrorists to do harm

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  • More intensive, collaborative effort needed to prepare for bioterrorism

    Medical countermeasures to combat biological weaponry will rely on the ability of scientists to develop potent vaccines and therapeutics that have broad activity and to do so rapidly

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  • Two major food safety laws are ineffective

    Of the many food safety laws proposed, two were passed — Bioterrorism Act of 2002 and the facility registration database; trouble is, neither is very effective

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  • Morphotek in $2.7 million contract to develop monoclonal antibodies

    Pennsylvania company to work with the Army’s research institute to develop therapeutic monoclonal antibodies against potential biological warfare threats

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  • Worries about safety of U.S. biodefense labs

    Since 2003, U.S. labs handling the world’s deadliest germs and toxins have experienced more than 100 accidents; as research into bioterrorism intesifies, number of accidents grows

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  • Preparations under way for 2011 review of biological weapons treaty

    Representatives of 90 states meet in Vienna as part of an effort to bridge differences among countries about the best way to bolster the Biological Weapons Convention

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  • Ebola continues to spread in Congo

    Lab tests confirm that number of cases now stands at twenty-four; WHO, MSF say outbreak is not yet under control

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  • The state of biodefense: I

    In wargames of a terrorist biological attack on a U.S. city, it was predicted that an infectious agent such as smallpox could spread to 3 million people throughout the continental U.S. within 12 weeks of an attack; DoD, DHS work on early detection gear

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  • U.S. bans Canadian poultry after outbreak of avian flu in Saskatchewan

    An especially virulent strain of avain flu — H7N3 — is confirmed in a Saskatchewan farm; U.S. bans poultry importation from province; two years ago a B.C. avian flu outbreak led to destruction of 17 million chickens

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  • Surge in imported food not met by increased inspection

    The desire of U.S. consumers to save a few dollars is a major contributor to the surge in imported food products; legislation to tighten inspection of imported food

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  • Fourth bluetongue case confirmed in U.K.

    U.K. farmers are still anxious about foot-and-mouth disease, and now they have to worry about the fourth case of bluetoungue infection

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  • Avian Flu Lab-On-A-Chip Device

    Researchers at three Singapore-based institutes develop a lab-on-a-chip device for early detection of avain flu; device may be used for detection of other infectious diseases such as SARS, HIV, and hepatitis B

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  • Human race could be wiped out with virus more deadly than Covid, professor warns
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  • New Data Quantifies Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Providers
  • Nuclear reactor restarts, but Japan’s energy policy in flux
  • Hawking says he lost $100 bet over Higgs discovery
  • Kansas getting $500K in law enforcement grants
  • Bill widens Sacramento police, sheriff’s contract security opportunities
  • DHS awards $97 million in port security grants
  • DHS awarding $1.3 billion in 2012 preparedness grants
  • Cellphone firms share location data with law enforcement, not users
  • Residents of Murrieta, California, will have to subscribe for emergency services
  • Ohio’s Homeland Security funding drops sharply
  • Ports of L.A., Long Beach get Homeland Security grants
  • Homeland security gets involved with Indiana water conservation
  • LAPD embraces “predictive policing”
  • New GPS rival is hack-proof
  • German internal security service head quits over botched investigation
  • Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
  • U.S. Coast Guard creates “protest-free zone” in Alaska oil drilling zone
  • Congress passes measure to enhance Israel security ties
  • Wickr enables encrypted, self-destructing iPhone messages
  • NASA explains Why clocks got an extra second on 30 June
  • Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule
  • First nuclear reactor to go back online since Japan disaster met with protests
  • Israeli security fence architect: Why the barrier had to be built
  • DHS allocates nearly $10 million to Jewish nonprofits
  • Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
  • Israel fears terror attacks on Syrian border
  • Ontario’s emergency response protocols under review after Elliot Lake disaster
  • Colorado wildfires to raise insurance rates in future years
  • Colorado fires threaten IT businesses
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  • London 2012 business continuity plans must include protecting information from new risks

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  • We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

    Nine former leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who served as directors or acting directors under Republican and Democratic administrations, serving under presidents from Jimmy Carter to Donald Trrump, argue that HHS Secretary Roert F. Kennedy Jr. poses a clear and present danger to the health of Americans. He has placed anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists at top HHS positions, and he appears to be guided by a hostility to science and a belief in bizarre, unscientific approaches to public health.

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