Tekla Perry writes: In 2001, a rapid, easy-to-use, PCR-based testing system for biological testing was still in prototype form when letters containing anthrax spores started arriving in the mailboxes of journalists and senators. Its creators at startup Cepheid quickly adapted it to test for anthrax, and now it is used to run that test as part of U.S. mail sorting systems….
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It Was Sensitive Data From a US Anti-Terror Program — and Terrorists Could Have Gotten To It For Years, Records Show
The Department of Homeland Security stored sensitive data from the nation’s bioterrorism defense program on an insecure website where it was vulnerable to attacks by hackers for over a decade, according to government documents reviewed by The Times. From a report: The data included the locations of at least some BioWatch air samplers, which are installed at subway stations and other…
21.12 – MU Podcast
No matter where you go in the world you will always find someone with a weird story or bizarre experience. On this episode we follow two travellers who have uncovered the worlds strangest stories. From dark souq black magic healers to human shark repellant, nothing is off limits. Then in our Plus+ extension we take… Continue reading 21.12 – MU Podcast