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This is a micrograph of a blood smear containing Yersinia pestis plague bacteria. Note the characteristic bipolar, "safety-pin"-like appearance of the Y. pestis organisms. People usually get plague from being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium, or by handling an infected animal. Content provider: CDC/Dr. Jack Poland

This 2005 photograph of the CDC’s Dr. Terrence Tumpey, one of the organization’s staff microbiologists and a member of the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), showed him examining reconstructed 1918 Pandemic Influenza Virus inside a specimen vial containing an orange-colored supernatant culture medium. Content provider: CDC. Photo Credit: James Gathany

This picture is a photomicrograph of mild meningitis along with hemorrhage and the presence of Bacillus anthracis in a case of fatal human anthrax. Content provided: CDC/Dr. Marshal Fox

This is a picture of Brucella melitensis colonies. Content provider: CDC/ Courtesy of Larry Stauffer, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory

This is a photograph of Arnold Steigerwalt, a research chemist with the CDC’s Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch (MSPB) in the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), shown here as he was performing a DNA-DNA hybridization analysis in one of the CDC’s laboratories. Content provider: CDC/ Maryam I. Daneshvar, Ph.D. Photo Credit: James Gathany

This photomicrograph shows hepatitis caused by the Lassa virus, using toluidine-blue azure II stain. Content provider: CDC/Dr. W. Winn

The National Academies are committed to provided clear, objective, evidence-based advice to the Nation to:

facilitate security and safety in life sciences research,

to mitigate the potential for misuse, and

to facilitate the Nation’s response to the threat of bioterrorism.

On this website, you can find information on National Academies’ reports, ongoing projects, and activities; as well as information on other events related to biosecurity and links to other biosecurity websites.

Featured Report:

Featured Project:

Featured Event/Activity:

Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World: A Report Based on Regional Discussions Between the Science and Security Communities

From: The Board on Life Sciences, Division of Earth & Life Studies….

Units of Measurement for Biological Materials in the Testing and Evaluation of Aerosol Detection Systems
More Information

International Outreach Activities on Biosecurity: A Workshop on Building Bridges between the Scientific and Policy Communities

March 31-April 2, 2008

Budapest, Hungary

Click here for information on the Steering Committee, Meeting Agenda, and Presentations.

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