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Oct 10, 2013

Oct 10, 2013
Clostridium botulinum

Scientists find new botulinum toxin, withhold genetic details

Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Oct 10, 2013

Discovery of the first new botulinum toxin in 40 years is coupled with withholding key data for security reasons.

Oct 04, 2007

Oct 04, 2007

House committee airs safety concerns about biodefense labs

Lisa Schnirring
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Oct 04, 2007

(CIDRAP News) – A US House of Representatives committee today explored problems at the nation's biodefense labs, including a lack of coordinated federal oversight and even a lack of knowledge of how many high-containment labs exist.

These concerns have been highlighted recently by aggressive efforts from the Sunshine Project, a watchdog group that monitors biodefense research safety, and by other media reports.

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