DuPont developing new protective suits for military, first responders
...nders from toxic industrial chemicals and military warfare agents. Through the process of selective transpor...reathable and resistant to chemical and biological warfare agents. It's just one example of the R&D pipeline from the DuPont Safety & Protection platform wher...Highlights of American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 22-26
...e college. "Furthermore, the specter of biological warfare has raised a new threat to humanity from infectious diseases," she notes. Dadachova and her microbiology collaborators, Arturo Casadevall and Liiseanne Pirofski, believe radiolabeled antibodies can be used as an anti-infective modality and could be d...Managing occupational exposures to potential bioterrorist agents
...cquired infections during the offensive biological warfare research program conducted by the U.S. between 194...in infection rates during the offensive biological warfare program," Rusnak said, adding that immunization remains an important component of the medical manage...Protein vaccine fully protects mice from lethal aerosol challenge with ricin toxin
...cin is a significant potential agent of biological warfare or terrorism. Currently, there is no vaccine or therapy available for human use. According to lead investigator Mark A. Olson, Ph.D., ricin is composed of two different protein subunits called the A-chain and the B-chain. The ricin B-chain (RTB) b...Device that rapidly detects nerve agents named one of 'greatest army inventions' for 2003
...erve agents that are feared to be used in chemical warfare or terrorist attack. The invention is based on research performed by Alan J. Russell, Ph.D., professor of surgery and professor of petroleum and chemical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, and was funded by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory...Nanosphere announces genetic detection advance in Nature Biotechnology
...gnature nucleic acid sequences of known biological warfare agents (e.g., anthrax and plague). The second contract, initiated in February 2004, involves the adaptation of Nanosphere's technology into a field-deployable system that enables emergency first responders and hospital triage personnel to test for ha...Powerful machines are coming in small packages
...e Advancement of Science. Chemical and biological warfare suits worn in warm climates, such as the Iraqi desert, can become unbearably hot. The solution may be a portable cooling system that weighs just several pounds. The concept that makes this possible also is leading to miniature sensors for detecting ...ASM Biodefense Research Meeting
...nges facing researchers in the field of biological warfare Novel antibacterial countermeasures New approaches to vaccine development Use of advanced laser and biochip technologies for biodefense Comprehensive media facilities will be available. The press center will be located in the Baltimore Marriott W...Story tips from the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2004
...elieve the lamp can be used to neutralize chemical warfare agents on, for example, buildings, tanks or barracks. The process would involve spraying the area with a low-volume proprietary mixture of harmless chemicals and then zapping the area with the lamp. The light activates the mixture, which chemically b...Ebola virus-like particles prevent lethal Ebola virus infection
... health threat and a potential agent of biological warfare or terrorism. Currently there are no available vaccines or therapies. In a study published in this week's online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Sina Bavari and colleagues at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of I...'Dog-on-a-chip' could replace drug-sniffing canines
... other locations to detect explosives and chemical warfare agents, according to the researchers. The U.S. Customs Service and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) provided funding for this research. Jason Gorss...Saliva spits out information on chemical exposure
... for a variety of contaminants, including chemical warfare agents. The research project began with an Environ...s or weeks away. "If expanded to identify chemical warfare agents, saliva analysis would not only identify those who need medical treatment, but might also off...Worlds largest scientific society to hold regional meeting in Pittsburgh
....m. - Insight into the decontamination of chemical warfare agents Tracy Thompson University of Pittsburgh 412-624-8320, tlt5@pitt.edu Wednesday, Oct. 22 10 a.m. - French wine and a longer life John Simpson Pennsylvania State University Monaca, Penn. 724-773-3875, v6r@psu.edu Christi Kolarcik Pennsy...Scientists develop advanced sensors for biological agent detection
...n benefit from this analysis because many chemical warfare toxins are oxidative," says Smith. "Not only can drinking water systems be protected this way, but disastrous direct attacks on wastewater treatment, especially for large cities, can be prevented." Several challenges exist. For example, industry part...Potent toxin reveals new antibiotic resistance mechanism
...y. But these methods of evading their own chemical warfare agents tend to be shared among bacteria, says Thorson, and are at the root of antibiotic resistance among the pathogenic bacteria that also borrow the defense mechanisms. Scientists have long known that bacteria can thwart antibiotics by rearranging ...Fe-TAML(R) activators developed at Carnegie Mellon remove recalcitrant sulfur from automotive fuels
... manufacturing, killing a simulant of a biological warfare agent, treating pulp and paper processing byproducts, and detoxifying pesticides. At the symposium, the Collins group also will highlight how Fe-TAML activators can work with oxygen rather than hydrogen peroxide, thereby extending tremendously the ra...Fe-TAML(R) activators developed at Carnegie Mellon decontaminate anthrax simulant
...usin, which is considered a significant biological warfare and terrorist threat. The results of initial labor... also appear to be effective against some chemical warfare agents. Fe-TAMLs have far-reaching promise beyond their military use, according to Collins. He expec...Fe-TAML(R) activators developed at Carnegie Mellon break down toxic pesticides
...ffectiveness in killing a simulant of a biological warfare agent, reducingfuel pollutants, treating pulp and paper processing byproducts, and removingdye from textile mill effluent."...Detecting chemical threats with 'intelligent' networks
...o provide cost-effective early warning of chemical warfare agents. Lab experiments show that the sensors, which use NIST-patented microheater technology, can detect compounds such as sulfur-mustard gas and nerve agents (tabun and sarin) at levels below 1 part per million. The neural networks, which currently...Fe-TAML(R) activators developed at Carnegie Mellon help cleanup paper and wood pulp manufacturing
...ffectiveness in killing a simulant of a biological warfare agent, reducing fuel pollutants, cleaning wastewater from textile manufacturing and detoxifying pesticides. At the symposium, the Collins group also will highlight how Fe-TAML activators can work with oxygen rather than hydrogen peroxide, thereby ext...