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The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching ...

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Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen made the announcement during a media briefing on Tuesday, lauding the permit approval ...

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...

Kemri is constantly scanning our environment for threats such as anti-microbial resistance, outbreaks; epidemics; pandemics; ...