Sep 7 2010

Biotech Lab in Malaysia Raises Security Concerns, Despite U.S. Connection

A ProPublica investigation published Tuesday raises concerns about a biotech laboratory being built in Malaysia that will handle deadly pathogens such as anthrax, plague, SARS and the Ebola virus. The stated mission of lab, developed by the Malaysian government with the Maryland-based firm Emergent BioSolutions, is to produce vaccines against fatal and contagious agents that [...]


Aug 10 2010

Fed Will Meet With Concerns on Deflation Rising

The Federal Reserve will meet on Tuesday faced with a pivotal decision about whether to abandon its presumption that the economy is gradually picking up steam and begin to consider new steps to keep the recovery from sputtering out, Sewell Chan reports in The New York Times. A string of developments, including the weak jobs [...]