Scientific panel begins review of FBI’s science in anthrax letters investigation

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There has been an 80 percent increase in India's scientific research output since 2000, a news study revealed Tuesday, forecasting that the country will overtake all other countries between 2015 to 2020. The study carried out by British firm Thomson Reuters that owns the news agency Reuters was released in Delhi Tuesday.

September 30th, 2009 Appeals court upholds dismissal of vaccine suitWASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has ruled that members of the military can be required to be vaccinated against anthrax. The U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision dismissing a case brought by eight service members who challenged the Food and Drug Administration's determination that the vaccine was effective.

September 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Charusita Chakravarti of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Santosh G. Honavar of L.V.

September 22nd, 2009 Fort Detrick leader: safety a priority at biolabFREDERICK, Md. — A $680 million laboratory building under construction at Fort Detrick will likely be safer than the decades-old complex it will replace, an Army biodefense official told a scientific review panel Tuesday.

July 29th, 2009 Panel meets on NASA plans for humans in spaceHUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The panel reviewing NASA's future plans for human space flight is convening for a session in Alabama.

July 26th, 2009 US on verge of closing anthrax probe after 8 yearsWASHINGTON — A year after government scientist Bruce Ivins killed himself while under investigation for the lethal anthrax letters of 2001, the Justice Department is on the verge of closing the long, costly and vexing case. Several law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that the department had tentatively planned last week to close the case, but backed away from that decision after government lawyers said they needed more time to review the evidence and determine what further information can be made public without compromising grand jury secrecy or privacy laws.

July 20th, 2009 NEW YORK - The chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Monday said there remained a "glaring gap" between the policy and science on climate change. "We need to connect science and policy," Rajendra Pachauri said at a news conference organised by the United Nations Environment Programme.

July 10th, 2009 LONDON - An experimental drug called raxibacumab has been found to be effective in treating anthrax poisoning, say researchers. "The results published today showed that a single dose of raxibacumab was highly effective as a treatment for inhalation anthrax in both rabbits and monkeys," said Dr Sally D.

July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Wednesday set up a standing committee to improve women representations in scientific institutions and implement several recommendations given by a task force. Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan said that the committee under his chairmanship with 18 members and a sub-committee will be constituted for development of women-friendly policies and practical support systems inclusive of campus housing, transport, facilities for the elderly among other things.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have developed a handheld device that can detect anthrax with outstanding accuracy and reliability. The device, called Ceeker (pronounced "seeker"), was made by scientists at Veritide Ltd., a developer of innovative biological identification and detection solutions.

May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The first phase journey of arguably the worlds largest mobile science and technology museum concluded Saturday at the capital's Safdurjung railway station after a 182-day-long trip covering 51 cities of the country. The second phase will kick off from Ahmedabad August 12.

May 9th, 2009 Science agency to review FBI's anthrax inquiryHAGERSTOWN, Md. — The National Academy of Sciences said Friday it will review the lab work behind the FBI's conclusion that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was responsible for the anthrax mailings that killed five people in 2001.

May 9th, 2009 Science agency to review FBI's anthrax probeWASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will review the lab work the FBI did to conclude that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was responsible for the anthrax mailings that killed five people in 2001. The Washington-based academy said Friday the FBI will pay it nearly $900,000 for an independent, 15-month review of the genetic and chemical studies investigators used to link Ivins to the attacks.

April 27th, 2009 Obama promises major investment in scienceWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama promised a new era of science and technology for the nation, telling the National Academy of Sciences on Monday that he wants to devote more funds to research and development. America has fallen behind other countries in science, Obama said.

April 27th, 2009 Obama promises major investment in R&DWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday promised a major investment in research and development, with the goal of spending 3 percent of the nation's gross domestic product on scientific innovation. Obama made the announcement in a speech at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences.