WHO: Ebola is now a Global Threat

On: August 8, 2014

In: Biological Threats, Ebola, Pestilence & Disease, Rule of Law

[T]his morning, the World Health Organization announced the results of their two-day deliberations regarding the continuing outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. It’s official. The members voted unanimously to label Ebola Virus Disease and the current conditions of the outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). So,Continue Reading

Another NIH fubar? 300 vials labeled influenza, dengue found at government lab

By: Sharon

On: July 17, 2014

In: Biological Threats

[I]t’s beginning to look like the Three Stooges are in charge of deadly pathogen storage at the National Institutes of Health these days. The lab that is supposed to be super safe and super secure has again revealed a major mistake. Curiously, the report at Fox reveals that it’s theContinue Reading

30,000-year-old giant virus ‘comes back to life’

By: Sharon

On: March 4, 2014

In: Biological Threats

[N]o, it isn’t an excerpt from a remake of The Thing, nor is this a hoax. Apparently, a major new virus has been discovered lying beneath 100 feet of ice, and it’s ALIVE: Tests show that it attacks amoebas, which are single-celled organisms, but does not infect humans or otherContinue Reading

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