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Keeping Science in the Right Hands: Policing the New Biological Frontier

An excellent article by Ronald K. Noble http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140157/ronald-k-noble/keeping-science-in-the-right-hands

Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria — Documentary

Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria Super bugs: multiresistant bacteria outbreaks with David E Hoffman Some keywords: Horizontal gene transfer, gram-negative, multiresistant, antibiotics, super bug Video: http://video.pbs.org/video/2365104403/ and background information, in depth http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hunting-the-nightmare-bacteria/   Dual-use and antibacterial resistance research? Making antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains by inserting a plasmid expressing resistance to a specific known antibiotic is routine in most …

New Botulinum Toxin: Scientists choose NOT to publish.

It seems to be the first time that scientists THEMSELVES choose not to publish their work for biosecurity reasons. A first sign that responsible stewardship discourse in Life Science is taking roots? Why Scientists Held Back Details On A Unique Botulinum Toxin Excerpts: The new form of the toxin was discovered by Jason Barash and …