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UF to coordinate new plant diagnostic network for biosecurity in southern United States

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To help protect agriculture from terrorism, the University of Florida is one of five land-grant universities in the nation coordinating a new National Plant Diagnostic Network that will provide an early warning about pests and diseases.

Filed under Environment, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, March 26, 2003.

New Web site explains risks of smallpox and related vaccine

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — What do a lottery ticket and a smallpox vaccination have in common?
Before getting either one you need to understand the odds it will pay off, says University of Florida smallpox expert Dr. Parker Small Jr., a professor of pathology, immunology and laboratory medicine with UF’s College of Medicine.
Small and risk assessment specialist [...]

Filed under Health, Research, Sciences, Technology on Wednesday, January 8, 2003.