U.S. officials purge biosafety board in midst of anthrax crisis

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U.S. officials purge biosafety board in midst of anthrax crisis

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-officials-purge-biosafety-board-midst-anthrax-crisis-154922017.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6mPl1xVJSXo9PRLWJOTNag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-15T205335Z_1_LYNXMPEA6E10U_RTROPTP_2_USA-ANTHRAX-SCARE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Centers for Disease Control sign is seen at its main facility in Atlanta" align="left" title="The Centers for Disease Control sign is seen at its main facility in Atlanta" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Begley and David Morgan NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal officials, amid the worst U.S. biosafety crisis in years, have dismissed 11 eminent scientists from a 23-member panel that advises the government on how and whether research on dangerous pathogens should be conducted. The purged members were informed that their service was no longer needed via an email on Sunday night from Mary Groesch, executive director of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB). The panel is overseen by the National Institutes of Health. The action, first reported on Science magazine's website, came two days after federal health officials released details of an investigation of the mishandling of anthrax samples by scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).</p><br clear="all"/>

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