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House Passes Homeland Security Legislation to Improve Disaster Preparedness, Secure Borders, and Streamline DHS Programs

(The House Committee on Homeland Security) Today, the House of Representatives passed important legislation to strengthen homeland security by improving funding for disaster preparedness, better securing our borders, and streamlining Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs and management. H.R. 6025, H.R. 5913, H.R. 5997, H.R. 915, and H.R. 6328, all within the jurisdiction of the  Read More »

DTRA Chem-Bio Seeks Diagnostics Innovation Challenge Services

(Global Biodefense) The Chemical and Biological Technologies Department at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is seeking sources to assist agency staff in defining, developing, advertising, and administering a large market stimulatory grand challenge and prize reward initiative related to point-of-care or point-of-need diagnostics for infectious disease threats. The Department of Defense (DoD) seeks to  Read More »

Should we label genetically modified food?

(The Guardian) On the sidelines of the US presidential election, battle lines were drawn on a Californian ballot that has potential implications for broader debates about the challenges of global food security. Proposition 37, which was narrowly defeated (52.8% of voters opposed the measure), would have required mandatory labelling for all genetically engineered food sold  Read More »

PhilHealth says it has enough funds to help dengue victims

(Inquirer News) The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. has assured the public that it has enough funds to help dengue victims after the number of dengue cases in the country rose by 25 percent. Doctor Eduardo Banzon, PhilHealth president and chief executive officer, said the agency provides P8,000 for each case of dengue fever or simple  Read More »

Calling for a GMO-Free Continent

(AllAfrica) South African smallholder farmer Motlasi Musi is not happy with the African Centre for Biosafety’s call for his country and Africa to ban the cultivation, import and export of all genetically modified maize. “I eat genetically modified maize, which I have been growing on my farm for more than seven years, and I am  Read More »

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