Public health

U.S. protection against importation of bioterror agents depends on honor system
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Expert questions dimensions of bioterror threat
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Virginia company uses technology developed for bioterror in cancer detection
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Corporate power concentration hurts U.S. ability to produce vaccines
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Fighting the bioterror of the future
Not only generals fight the last war, so do biologists; so a Stanford biologist suggests a refocusing of the U.S. bioterror effort toward a more open-ended approach
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Bush's 2007 budget: Increases for bioterrorism IT
Highlights of the bioterrorism aspects of the proposed 2007 budget
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Bush 2007 budget: Mixed message for farmers
Highlights of the food supply aspects of the proposed 2007 budget
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USDA faulted for lax implementation of mad cow disease safety regulations
The USDA has a division in charge of ensuring food supply safety; the USDA inspector general does not think they do a very good job, and the Japanese, who imposed a U.S. beef importation ban, agree, insisting on sending their own inspectors to monitor U.S. slaughterhouses
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UMass-Amherst to lead national effort on animal disease
Another academic-led effort, this time to ensure early detection and tacking of diseased animals
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BU biolab raises evacuation concern
BU cleared the legal hurdles to building a Level 4 biolab on campus — and the city of Boston’s evacuation plans in case of a disaster come under scrutiny
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EU to fine France for lax security in biotech research
The EU has strict law governing biotech research, whether for biodefense or genetic modification of crops, and France has been in violation of these strictures
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