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USAID assists to end ban on trading in poultry - Ghana News Agency

Google - September 9, 2010 - 4:11pm

USAID assists to end ban on trading in poultry
Ghana News Agency
According to officials, the health, sanitation, veterinary, bio-safety, and commercial measures undertaken by governments and the poultry industries ...

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Varsities face tests to gauge performance contracts - Business Daily Africa

Google - September 9, 2010 - 2:14pm

Varsities face tests to gauge performance contracts
Business Daily Africa
Government corporations such as the Higher Education Loans Board, National Bio-safety Authority, and the National Council for Science and Technology also ...

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New Poll Shows Nanotechnology Awareness Increased Among Adults - Nanotechnology and Development News

Google - September 9, 2010 - 2:04pm

USA Today

New Poll Shows Nanotechnology Awareness Increased Among Adults
Nanotechnology and Development News
... stated that "[T]he survey clearly shows that much more attention needs to be paid to addressing biosafety and biosecurity risks. ...
The Public Looks at Synthetic Biology - CautiouslySacramento Bee

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The Public Looks at Synthetic Biology - Cautiously - Sacramento Bee

Google - September 9, 2010 - 1:47pm

The Public Looks at Synthetic Biology - Cautiously
Sacramento Bee
"The survey clearly shows that much more attention needs to be paid to addressing biosafety and biosecurity risks," said David Rejeski, Director of the ...

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NuAire Cellgard ES Biosafety Cabinet Now Offers Exclusive DECON 101 Rapid ... - PR Web (press release)

Google - September 9, 2010 - 3:34am

PR Web (press release)

NuAire Cellgard ES Biosafety Cabinet Now Offers Exclusive DECON 101 Rapid ...
PR Web (press release)
Contact NuAire to learn more about this exclusive system for the CellGard biosafety cabinet today. Window Clamps and an optional vaporizer allow the DECON ...

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The public looks at synthetic biology -- cautiously - EurekAlert (press release)

Google - September 9, 2010 - 12:06am

The public looks at synthetic biology -- cautiously
EurekAlert (press release)
"The survey clearly shows that much more attention needs to be paid to addressing biosafety and biosecurity risks," said David Rejeski, Director of the ...

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Biotech firm to produce genetically engineered salmon - Vancouver Sun (blog)

Google - September 8, 2010 - 11:49am

Biotech firm to produce genetically engineered salmon
Vancouver Sun (blog)
Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN), points out that Canada has not signed the international Biosafety Protocol, ...

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Proposed release of GM mosquitoes ill-advised - Malaysia Kini

Google - September 8, 2010 - 1:31am

Proposed release of GM mosquitoes ill-advised
Malaysia Kini
We refer to the public announcement by the National Biosafety Board of Malaysia about the application by the Malaysian Institute for Medical Research (IMR) ...

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Confab looks at biosafety - Viet Nam News

Google - September 7, 2010 - 10:42pm

Confab looks at biosafety
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — A two-day regional meeting on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety began yesterday in Ha Noi. The meeting was organised by the Ministry of Natural ...

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Don't touch my 'talong,' lawmaker cries - Inquirer.net

Google - September 7, 2010 - 9:21pm

Don't touch my 'talong,' lawmaker cries
Inquirer.net
The government-sanctioned field testing also violates the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to which the Philippines is a signatory. ...

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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News - UPI.com

Google - September 7, 2010 - 6:40pm

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
UPI.com
"In the 10 years since Sandia's team was founded, laboratory biosafety and biosecurity has become a particularly vibrant field," Ren Salerno, ...

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Anthrax War—the Malaysian Connection - ProPublica

Google - September 7, 2010 - 8:42am

ProPublica

Anthrax War—the Malaysian Connection
ProPublica
Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) labs are reserved for the study of diseases that are invariably fatal, highly contagious and for which no known vaccine or cure ...

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Regional biosafety workshop kicks off - Viet Nam News

Google - September 7, 2010 - 1:15am

Regional biosafety workshop kicks off
Viet Nam News
HA NOI – A two-day regional biosafety meeting opened at the Ha Noi Daewoo Hotel today. Participants will discuss issues concerning the Cartagena Protocol on ...

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Bird and swine flu 'super-lab' at St Pancras site - This is London

Google - September 6, 2010 - 5:17am

This is London

Bird and swine flu 'super-lab' at St Pancras site
This is London
The glass, brick and metal lab will be secured to “biosafety level three-plus”, that is capable of containing bacteria including malaria and tuberculosis. ...

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Don't approve release of GE Aedes mosquitoes - Free Malaysia Today

Google - September 6, 2010 - 2:05am

Don't approve release of GE Aedes mosquitoes
Free Malaysia Today
The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) call upon the director general of biosafety to reject the application for the ...

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Sandia National Laboratories helping to safeguard world's dangerous biological ... - Science Centric

Google - September 4, 2010 - 6:25am

Science Centric

Sandia National Laboratories helping to safeguard world's dangerous biological ...
Science Centric
In response, WHO strengthened its work in laboratory biosafety, biosecurity, infection prevention and control. Sandia contributed to the revision of WHO's ...

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Rapid TB testing near reality - Emerging Health Threats Forum

Google - September 3, 2010 - 12:57pm

Kansas City Star

Rapid TB testing near reality
Emerging Health Threats Forum
For Salfinger, the “real benefit” of the new assay is that it does not require expensive biosafety containment laboratories for resistance testing. ...
Cheap And Accurate Tuberculosis Test Gives Results In Under Two HoursMedical News Today
New England Journal of Medicine Study Shows New Molecular TB Test Could Offer ...MarketWatch (press release)

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Push to protect environment with bio-tech - The Citizen Daily

Google - September 3, 2010 - 12:40am

Push to protect environment with bio-tech
The Citizen Daily
Opening the bio safety level two facility at the college of natural and applied science at the University of Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, the director ...

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Sandia National Laboratories Helping To Safeguard World's Dangerous Biological ... - Safety Online (press release)

Google - September 3, 2010 - 12:18am

Sandia National Laboratories Helping To Safeguard World's Dangerous Biological ...
Safety Online (press release)
In response, WHO strengthened its work in laboratory biosafety, biosecurity, infection prevention and control. Sandia contributed to the revision of WHO's ...

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Cheap And Accurate Tuberculosis Test Gives Results In Under Two Hours - Medical News Today

Google - September 2, 2010 - 7:16pm

Kansas City Star

Cheap And Accurate Tuberculosis Test Gives Results In Under Two Hours
Medical News Today
Culture testing requires significant capital investment, specialized training, as well as bio-safety facilities which are often not available in endemic ...
New England Journal of Medicine Study Shows New Molecular TB Test Could Offer ...MarketWatch (press release)
Rapid TB testing near realityEmerging Health Threats Forum

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