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DoE tests Isonics's aerosol bio-decontamination system
Company receives $1 million in funding to perfect technology; tests come as Isonics faces delisting from Nasdaq
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Florida may reject federal flu assistance
Leading state legislator says discounted Tamiflu and Relenza are not “one of my priorities”; public health experts call proposol shortsighted and uneconomical
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Researchers overcome antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Newly-discovered peptide works wonders against Staph and VRE; as approach does not directly act on bacteria, researchers say resistance is unlikely
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Smiths Detection wins two major DoD contracts
Chemical detection units earn $19 million for this industry heavyweight; Air Force spends $4.5 million on advanced hazmat identification equipment
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Emergent fights to fill VaxGen's BioShield contract
Company has the only anthrax vaccine around, but it does not meet the federal government’s requirements; on the verge of an IPO, Emergent licenses Coley Pharmaceutical’s adjuvant technology
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Congress considers reorganizing pest inspectors
Inspections are down after CBP absorbed the DOA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; legislation will reverse the arrangement; pests and disease cause $41 billion in damage each year
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Food producers begin to adopt product tracking systems
Dole and Western Growers install RFID and GPS systems; voluntary regulations take hold throughout California
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New fiber-optic light source for food inspection
Princeton Lightwave and OFS Labs team up to improve imaging capabilities of live-scan cameras; fiber grating creates a perfect rectangular beam of light
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Singapore launches nanotechnology educational kits
Aimed at high school students (and interested adults), Nano-Bio Kits feature hands-on experiments and instructional material for teachers
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Ohio scientists criticize traditional airborne pathogens detection systems
Simple membrane filter and the All-Glass Impinger-30 fail to make the grade when comapred to the BioSampler
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Acacia Research wins $689,000 Air Force contract
Specialized influenza sequencing a critical step towards fully-functioning field assays
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PhamAthene signs patent deal for nerve gas treatment
Maryland company firms up its relationship with GTC, a noted seller of goat-produced enzymes
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Advnt announces new biowarfare assay
After success with the BADD Box, company is the latest to jump on the all-in-one bandwagon; rapid assay can detect anthrax, ricin toxin, botulinum toxin, and others; say goodbye to cross-reactivity
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GlaxoSmithKline develops comprehensive avian flu vaccine
A vaccine that proved effective against a Vietnamese strain also works against a different Indonesian one; adjuvant system cited as the critical common factor; DHS expresses $40 million worth of interest
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Schwarzenegger to support voluntary E. coli regulations
Governor opposes a trio of popular bills to impose safety standards on leafy greens, instead supporting industry self-monitoring
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The long view
Huge Areas May Face Possibly Fatal Heat Waves if Warming Continues
A new assessment warns that if Earth’s average temperature reaches 2 degrees C over the preindustrial average, widespread areas may become too hot during extreme heat events for many people to survive without artificial cooling.