Just last week, the Chronicle of Higher Education ran a story that referenced a report from the National Science Board showing that in all but seven states, funding for major public research universities has been cut.

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After the anthrax attacks of 2001, America created the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) to advise the health department.

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The American restrictions have since been eased, following a change of heart by the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB), which advises the government on research financed from the federal kitty.

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Therefore I was stunned to learn this week that the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) recommended that we launch an anthrax vaccine testing program in children (see page 37 of their report).

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The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity asked academic journals not to publish key parts of the findings.

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But it is being held up by a review being undertaken by the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB).

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The Department of Defense (DOD) Science Board Task Force has determined that reducing military fuel demand is a national defense priority.

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