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Suspected Pneumonic Plague Case In Russia Started In A Lab: Why Laboratory Biosafety Matters Most
The most important takeaway is not simply the word "plague". It is the importance of biosafety, surveillance and rapid containment when potentially dangerous infectious organisms are handled.
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Just Ten Viral Particles Are All It Takes To Give A Cow Bird Flu
A new study from Ohio State University has found that just ten particles of H5N1 bird flu are enough to infect a cow, revealing that the virus targets the mammary gland rather than the airways, though how it spreads from cow to cow remains poorly understood.
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India's First Biosafety Laboratory Launched In Maharashtra
Union Minister of State for Health Dr Bharati Pawar on Friday inaugurated the country's first mobile biosafety level 3 (BSL 3) enhanced laboratory in Maharashtra's Nashik district.
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Environment Ministry: Ensure Biosafety of All Types of Genetically Engineered Organisms
Amid speculation over the fate of genetically modified crops, India's Environment Ministry on Monday said that a regulatory framework supported by several guidlines is there to ensure biosafety of all types of genetically engineered organisms.
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Suspected Pneumonic Plague Case In Russia Started In A Lab: Why Laboratory Biosafety Matters Most
The most important takeaway is not simply the word "plague". It is the importance of biosafety, surveillance and rapid containment when potentially dangerous infectious organisms are handled.
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Just Ten Viral Particles Are All It Takes To Give A Cow Bird Flu
A new study from Ohio State University has found that just ten particles of H5N1 bird flu are enough to infect a cow, revealing that the virus targets the mammary gland rather than the airways, though how it spreads from cow to cow remains poorly understood.
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India's First Biosafety Laboratory Launched In Maharashtra
Union Minister of State for Health Dr Bharati Pawar on Friday inaugurated the country's first mobile biosafety level 3 (BSL 3) enhanced laboratory in Maharashtra's Nashik district.
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Environment Ministry: Ensure Biosafety of All Types of Genetically Engineered Organisms
Amid speculation over the fate of genetically modified crops, India's Environment Ministry on Monday said that a regulatory framework supported by several guidlines is there to ensure biosafety of all types of genetically engineered organisms.
