http://informsciencenetwork.com/topic/fort-detrick2010-06-26T02:11:14Z2010-04-16T10:03:51ZAP Newstag:informsciencenetwork.com,2010-04-16:/microbiology/panel-overzealous-rules-stifle-germ-research-689079a/

<div id="subtitle">Panel: Overzealous lab rules may stifle research efforts to protect against biological threats</div><div><p>A panel of university and private-sector scientists urged Congress on Wednesday not to overregulate laboratories that handle the world's deadliest pathogens, saying it could have a chilling effect on research of biological threats.</p><p>The 161-page report by a <a title="National Research Council" href="/topic/National+Research+Council" >National Research Council</a> co...

2010-04-16T17:05:37ZLas Vegas Suntag:informsciencenetwork.com,2010-04-16:/microbiology/house-order-155457a/

<div id="subtitle">Military can’t account for everything it has in a leading biotoxin laboratory</div><div><p> <a title="U.S. Army" href="/topic/U.S.+Army" >U.S. Army</a> officials recently suspended all research at the germ warfare laboratory at <a title="Fort Detrick" href="/topic/Fort+Detrick" >Fort Detrick</a>, Md., because of a rash of problems that came to light last year.</p><p>The <a title="Federal Bureau of Investigation" href="/topic/Federal+Bureau+of+Investigation" >FBI</a> determined...

2010-04-16T17:13:40ZAP Featurestag:informsciencenetwork.com,2010-04-16:/microbiology/md-lab-germ-research-halted-records-probe-144655a/

<div><p>The Army said Monday it has suspended much of the research at its flagship biological weapons defense laboratory at <a title="Fort Detrick" href="/topic/Fort+Detrick" >Fort Detrick</a> while it makes sure it has accounted for all of its dangerous germs and poisons.</p><p>The decision follows a review of inventory controls prompted by the <a title="Federal Bureau of Investigation" href="/topic/Federal+Bureau+of+Investigation" >FBI</a>'s conclusion that Fort Detrick scientist <a title="Bru...

2010-04-16T13:46:55ZAP Featurestag:informsciencenetwork.com,2010-04-16:/sciences/military-repeat-anthrax-attacks-harder-today-421718a/

<div><p>Tighter background checks and improved security would help prevent a repeat of the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, military officials said Thursday, while acknowledging there are no guarantees.</p><p>It was five months ago that an Army biodefense lab scientist, <a title="Bruce Ivins" href="/topic/Bruce+Ivins" >Bruce E. Ivins</a>, committed suicide after being named the prime suspect in those attacks.</p><p>"I can't say for certain it could not happen today," Army Maj. Gen. Robert Lennox, as...

2010-04-16T14:40:00ZAP Newstag:informsciencenetwork.com,2010-04-16:/microbiology/anthrax-probe-prompts-feds-review-lab-security-356563a/

<div id="subtitle">Pick a lab partner: Security worries from anthrax probe may force more researchers to pair up</div><div><p>Scientists accustomed to working alone with deadly pathogens could be forced to buddy up in the laboratory as military officials and civilian contractors review security measures in the wake of the <a title="Federal Bureau of Investigation" href="/topic/Federal+Bureau+of+Investigation" >FBI</a>'s conclusions about the 2001 anthrax mailings.</p><p>Some scientists object to...

2010-06-26T02:11:14ZAP Featurestag:informsciencenetwork.com,2010-06-26:/microbiology/new-lab-security-report-signal-pause-203751a/

<div><p>Another frightening new government report is heightening fears about the safety of <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >U.S.</a> biodefense laboratories that study some of the world's deadliest germs. The latest worry: Intruders could easily break into two of the labs due to lax security.</p><p>Now some lawmakers and members of a new citizen coalition are asking whether it's time for a timeout in the expansion of the Bush administration's biowarfare defense program.</p><...