CNN Headline News was on late last night....and not paying close attention, I only caught a lil bit of a piece on "biological terrorism" that, the anchor was saying, is a distinct and real possibility here in the U.S.
I immediately went to REread the latest GNLB PR...:
Genelabs Receives $5 Million for DARPA Research in 2000
<<<Drug Discovery Grant Renewed for Third Year
...."The company made significant progress during 1999, identifying a number of compounds that display antibacterial and antiviral activity,"....
...."During the past year we have established an internal chemistry group and are actively synthesizing and screening compounds for DNA-sequence selectivity, double-stranded RNA structural selectivity and antimicrobial activity. During this current grant year we will aggressively seek to expand on the active chemical classes and to optimize the potency and selectivity of these compounds.".....Such compounds have the potential for very broad therapeutic application, including as countermeasures against the microbial or viral agents that might be employed in biological warfare or terrorism,.....
...."The goal of DARPA's Unconventional Pathogen Countermeasures Program, to create potent, novel antibacterial and antibiotic drugs, is completely consistent with our own research focus and we are very pleased to continue this line of work under their grant funding during 2000. The continued funding of Genelabs' drug discovery efforts under this program is particularly gratifying given the ongoing rigorous scientific critique DARPA undertakes of its grantees' research efforts." .....
....The Unconventional Pathogen Countermeasures Program's mission was to develop and demonstrate defensive technologies that afford the greatest protection to uniformed warfighters, and the defense personnel who support them, during US military operations. Recently this mandate was broadened to include national security.....
....The focus of the Program is the development of revolutionary, broad-spectrum medical countermeasures against significantly pathogenic microorganisms and/or their pathogenic products.>>>....
I searched the CNN website for the exact broadcast piece with no luck. BUT, I did find this recent archived article that focused on this very subject:
cnn.com
<<<Clinton proposes anti-terrorism plan
January 22, 1999
Web posted at: 1:27 p.m. EDT (1327 GMT)
WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, January 22) -- Warning that terrorists are seeking new tools of destruction, President Clinton said Friday he will ask Congress for $2.8 billion to help the United States guard against attacks via computers, viruses or chemicals....
...."Because of the speed with which change is occurring in our society, we've got to be sure we do everything we can to close the gap between offense and defense," Clinton said in a speech at the National Academy of Sciences....
....He said the United States has to guard against attacks on the nation's computer network, banking systems, power grids and other essential services. Similarly, he said the government must accelerate research and development into defenses against germ warfare and chemical attacks.....
...."We're doing everything we can in ways that I can -- and ways that I cannot -- discuss to try to stop people who would misuse chemical and biological capacity from getting that capacity," the president said....
...."This is not a cause for panic," he added. "It is a cause for serious, deliberate, disciplined, long-term concern."
Clinton said he is seeking $1.4 billion to implement anti- terrorism measures for chemical and biological weapons, including research for new vaccines and diagnostic tools.
"The government has got to fund this," he said....>>>
I have been so concentrated on SLE and the NDA filing for GL701, etc. that I had completely overlooked the other work in which Genelabs is involved!!
Anyone else see what I am seein'???
My best,
T.
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