News:

	Syria’s civil war: Suspected chemical attack in Aleppo – News from Al Jazeera Rescue group and hospital say gas dropped on the Zubdiya neighbourhood of rebel-held Aleppo.
Source: www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/syria-civil-war-suspected-chemical-attack-aleppo-160811051215993.html

How UN will check if illegal chlorine was used in Syria bombing

The UN is investigating reports that a barrel bomb containing chlorine gas was dropped on rebel-held territory in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday

Technology:

	This $500 shirt changes patterns when it detects air pollutants \| The Verge As the Internet of Things grows at a rapid rate, so does my skepticism for each additional “smart” product that makes it to market. The latest gadget of questionable necessity is a new line of…
Source: www.theverge.com/2016/7/27/12274072/aerochromics-color-pattern-changing-shirt-air-pollution

Discovery suggests human microbiome may be an untapped source of antimicrobial compounds

	The nose knows how to kill MRSA : Nature News & Comment Bacteria from the human body produce an antibiotic that seems to kill resistant bacteria.
Source: www.nature.com/news/the-nose-knows-how-to-kill-mrsa-1.20339

	Second skin blocks biological agents, but still gives soldiers room to breathe Scientists at LLNL have developed a material that begins to bridge the gap between breathable and protective military clothing, using carbon nanotubes to actively block contaminants while still allowing water vapor to escape.
Source: newatlas.com/llnl-second-skin/44731/

	Bioreactor brings on-demand portability to biopharmaceutical drug production A portable device developed at MIT can produce a range of biopharmaceutical drugs on demand. The system would grant remote or on-the-move medical professionals access to vaccines and other therapies that are normally produced in large fermentation plants.
Source: newatlas.com/mit-portable-microbioreactor/44721/

	Melting Arctic ice turns abandoned military base into ticking toxic time bomb If Arctic sea ice melting trends continue, a US military base, built into the Greenland Ice Sheet and abandoned since the 1960s, could eventually be freed from the ice – along with hundreds of thousands of liters of waste and pollutants.
Source: newatlas.com/arctic-cold-war-waste/44760/

	“Black rectangle” uses the sun to make water safe to drink Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have developed a sun-activated device that kills 99.999 percent of bacteria in water, within just 20 minutes.
Source: newatlas.com/molybdenum-disulfide-water-treatment/44906/

	Cell autonomous regulation of herpes and influenza virus infection by the circadian clock National Academy of Sciences
Source: www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/08/10/1601895113

	Synthetic protein offers hope of malaria cure Malaria is a common and dangerous disease, killing hundreds of thousands of people each year. Now, scientists have developed a synthetic protein which not only completely cures the disease in mice, but also prevents it from recurring down the track.
Source: newatlas.com/malaria-synthetic-protein/44936/

	Researchers Discover New Way to Attack Staphylococcus aureus \| Medicine \| Sci-News.com A team of researchers at Imperial College London (ICL), UK, has found a ‘salty way’ to attack Staphylococcus aureus, an important opportunistic human pathogen.
Source: www.sci-news.com/medicine/new-way-attack-staphylococcus-aureus-04109.html

	Global Security CBRN Assessment – News and Defence Headlines \| IHS Jane’s 360 Global Security CBRN Assessment News and Defence Headlines
Source: www.janes.com/security/cbrn-assessment