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US adviser on board of firm that sold anthrax drug

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:58:30 -0400

WASHINGTON - Former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who has served as a bio-warfare adviser to the president, the Pentagon, and the Department of Homeland Security, urged the government to stockpile an anti-anthrax drug while serving as a director for the company that supplied it, according to a report published Sunday.

Scientists display work at Md. research festival

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:38:18 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Maj. Scotty Long is no historian, but his work sometimes leads him to extract DNA from century-old mosquitoes kept by the Smithsonian Institution.

IU welcomes 1 of world's fastest supercomputers

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:09:31 -0400

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - Wedged into a protective mound of earth, this building with its thick concrete walls is flood-proof, tornado-proof and very nearly people-proof.