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The Rise of DIY Scientists: Is It Time for Regulation?

(Washington Lawyer) Emerging science has long presented government with critical if problematic policy choices. In the early stages of most promising new research, it makes no sense to weigh scientists down with punishing regulations that could smother “the next big thing.” Yet if government isn’t actively monitoring the process, or if it delays implementing regulations Read More »

May 9, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, Biotechnology, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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US Urges Country to Enact Biotech Law

(AllAfrica.com) The US Department of State has said that the US government would not bring in biotechnology resources into Nigeria until an appropriate legal framework is put in place in the country for the practice of modern biotechnology. Fatuma Sanneh, Economic/Commercial Officer of US Department of State, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to National Read More »

April 30, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, Biosafety, and Biotechnology
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The Technology Corner: 3 Companies That Could Eradicate Ebola Virus

(OneMedPlace) To the scientific community, the Ebola virus is one of the most noxious pathogens identified to date. To the general population, the virus is dreadful, made especially frightening in pop culture. In addition to a high mortality rate of approximately 70 percent per case (average)1, the health deterioration caused by an Ebola infection is Read More »

April 25, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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U.S. Navy Upgrades Ships’ Bio, Chem Detectors

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. Navy intends four years from now to have installed on close to half of its ships fast-acting systems to detect and analyze potential biological warfare materials, the Virginian-Pilot reported on Thursday. The technology is already being placed on ships in San Diego and Norfolk, Va. Roughly 130 ships would as Read More »

April 20, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Research
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Biodefense: When Technology Goes Global

Biotechnologies present critical choices for the United States in this new strategic era. These technologies contain both great promise and great risk. Genetically modified crops may provide the means to feed the world’s growing population, and new drugs may treat diseases that have plagued humans throughout the millennia. read more