TweetRon Fouchier, the influenza researcher at the head of team that created an H5N1 avian influenza strain transmissible in humans, recently decried the controversy surrounding his work, including his decision to support a two month moratorium on similar research. Fouchier, … Read More

TweetScientists studying the mutation of a potentially more lethal and airborne version of the bird flu virus have ceased their studies bowing to fears that the virus could escape or become a source of bioterrorism. Thirty-nine scientists defended the research … Read More

While the Patriot Act and Bioterrorism Preparedness Act made it more difficult for anyone to obtain pathogens needed to launch a bioterror attack, the acts also had a few unintentional drawbacks, according to a study released this week in the Proceedings Read More

College Station, Texas, is fast becoming an integral part of the nation’s rapid response for pandemic threats and a prime location for turning lab discoveries into marketable products. Read More

An impasse in negotiations on monitoring chemical weapons stored outside Pueblo, Colorado, between Colorado and Army officials has stalled plans to blow up thousands of shells containing mustard agent. Read More