Monday round-up
-A newly released linkurl:government report;http://www.hhs.gov/aspr/omsph/biosecurity/biosecurity-report.pdf calls for changing the rules for conducting research on certain biological materials that could potentially be used as bioterror agents. Though the current list of "select agents" includes 82 pathogens and toxins, the report says, they don't all pose the same level of threat; the panel recommended stratifying the list based on the level of risk. The report also calls for beefing up securi
**__Related stories:__***linkurl:Biosecurity rules under review;http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/55821/
[9th July 2009]*linkurl:One biotech gasps for breath;http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/55882/
[10th August 2009]*linkurl:NIH's New Year's Resolution?;http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/56229/
[22nd December 2009]

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