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MIT team builds most complex synthetic biology circuit yet

(Next Big Future) Voigt and his students have now developed circuit components that don’t interfere with one another, allowing them to produce the most complex synthetic circuit ever built. The circuit, described in the Oct. 7 issue of Nature, integrates four sensors for different molecules. Such circuits could be used in cells to precisely monitor Read More »

October 9, 2012
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Moving forward with controversial H5N1 research

(Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health) With biosafety concerns raised over the possible release of new strains of H5N1 influenza that could easily pass between mammals viruses, researchers agreed on a six-month moratorium on H5N1 research — classified as “dual-use research of concern.” To advance the discussion global experts in virology and public health Read More »

October 9, 2012
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UK Officials: Fatal Crimean Congo Virus Unlikely To Spread – RedOrbit

RedOrbitUK Officials: Fatal Crimean Congo Virus Unlikely To SpreadRedOrbitThe UK's first laboratory confirmed case of Crimean Congo Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (CCVHF) has died. Even so, health officials are stressing that this will not become a public outbreak. The Health Protection Agency is adamant the 38-year-old unnamed man …

October 7, 2012
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Marines train in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense at sea

GAS! GAS! GAS! Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit armed themselves with their M50 field protective masks for a different type of training to prepare for a variety of threats they could encounter during their deployment, WestPac 12-02, Oct. 4.

October 4, 2012
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How synthetic biology will change us

(NBC News) In the future, genetically modified organisms could be making our medicines, our fuel, our housewares, our houses — and they could even help us remake ourselves. All that may sound like science-fiction, but the future is already arriving, in the form of the bioplastic bottle you may be holding in your hand. Harvard Read More »