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By Category: Biotechnology

U.S. Finding Delayed for Novel Uranium-Processing Technology License

(Global Security Newswire) A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing body has delayed recommending whether a first-of-its-kind laser facility for processing uranium could be built for commercial use in Wilmington, N.C. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board had been expected by the end of last month to endorse a bid by nuclear energy powerhouse GE-Hitachi to Read More »

September 6, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, and Research
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Biowatch Has Problems But Should be Continued, Officials Say

(Global Security Newswire) While a federal program for detecting a biological weapons attack has operational weaknesses, the effort should not be discontinued, public health specialists said in a Friday Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy report. A recent Los Angeles Times report enumerated a number of technical shortcomings of the Biowatch program, which deploys Read More »

August 21, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, and Research
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Synthetic ‘upgrade’ for fruit fly’s DNA

(New Scientist) The genetic code of the fruit fly Drosophila has been hacked into, allowing it to make proteins with properties that don’t exist in the natural world. The advance could ultimately lead to the creation of new or “improved” life forms in the burgeoning field of synthetic biology. The four letters of the genetic Read More »

August 14, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, Agriculture, Biotechnology, International, and Research
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In Europe, defenses rise against Asian mosquito peril – They include dengue

(Kuwait Times) Behind air-tight doors in a lab in a southern French city, scientists in protective coveralls wage war against a fingernail-sized danger. Lurking in net cages is their foe: the Asian tiger mosquito, capable of spreading dengue fever and other tropical diseases in temperate Europe. First spotted in Albania in 1979, the black-and-white striped Read More »

August 14, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Biotechnology, and Research
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Astrix Technology Group Awarded US DHS Security BioWatch Laboratory

(Defence Professionals) Astrix Technology Group (Astrix) announced Aug. 10 it has been awarded the Laboratory Staffing Contract to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Health Affairs (OHA) BioWatch Program. The award is a five-year contract consisting of a base period and four option years with the total amount of the award exceeding Read More »