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WHO releases proposed guidelines for research involving H5N1

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The World Health Organization (WHO), issued a “Guidance for adoption of appropriate risk control measures to conduct safe research on H5N1 transmission”, available here. The proposed considerations are: 1. Facilities…

First Gene Therapy treatment approved in Europe

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

On 19 July 2012, after a second evaluation which involved the adoption of a formal opinion of the Agency’s Committee for Advanced Therapies (CAT), the Committee for Medicinal Products for…

Report provides recomendations on NBAF (National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The Committee on an Analysis of the Requirements and Alternatives for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory Capabilities; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Board on Life…

Tenth Meeting Set for Presidential Bioethics Commission

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The next meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues will be held August 1-2, 2012, in Washington, DC. The discussion will focus on ethical issues related…

USDA Announces Availability Of Biotechnology Regulatory Petitions

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

Under an improved regulatory process announced by APHIS in November 2011, the Agency is providing the opportunity for earlier input from the public on petitions for deregulation of genetically-engineered (GE)…

Webinar by OLAW: Housing Laboratory Rodents According to the 8th Edition of the Guide

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

From OLAW: Housing Laboratory Rodents According to the 8th Edition of the Guide: OLAW Webinar, July 19 Join us for a special 2 hr webinar: “Housing Laboratory Rodents According to…

Transcript of “Grants Policy and Congruence” Webinar now Available

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

From OLAW: Transcript of “Grants Policy and Congruence” Webinar now Available A transcript of the OLAW Webinar, “Grants Policy and Congruence”, held June 7, 2012 has been posted on the…

AEs, SAEs, and UPIRTSOs…Oh My!

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

Numerous terms, all with subtle differences in meaning, are used to refer to the undesirable occurrences commonly referred to as adverse events. An article in the July edition of the Journal…

Research Animal Procedures Rise in the UK

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

According to the Home Office (UK), animals’ subjected to scientific procedures rose again for the second year, up 2% in 2011 (up 3% in 2010). This amounted to 3.79 million…

Controversial Influenza Papers Published

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

Last week, the second of two controversial papers were published announcing mutations that make the H5N1 Influenza A virus more highly transmissible between ferrets (Herfst et al. and Imai et…