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On genetically engineered food, let the market decide
The movement to force the labeling of genetically engineered food is gaining momentum. In November 2012, an initiative to require the labels in California was on the ballot; it was defeated. Now, federal legislation carried by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif....
Tags: Tomatoes, Science and Technology, Arable Farming, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology
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U.S. lawmaker would give FDA more oversight of drug compounding
ReutersBy Toni Clarke WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Representative Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Thursday became the latest lawmaker to propose legislation that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration greater regulatory authority...Tags: Science and Technology, Biotechnology, Edward J Markey, AstraZeneca Plc, Chemical Industry
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Lawmaker would give FDA more oversight of drug compounding
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Thursday became the latest lawmaker to propose legislation that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration greater regulatory authority over drug compounding. U....Tags: Science and Technology, Biotechnology, Edward J Markey, AstraZeneca Plc, Chemical Industry
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LETTER: Says Genetic Labeling Promotes Agenda
Activist groups pushing for GMO labeling believe that products of biotechnology are inherently dangerous and that consumers must be warned. Well, if these products are in fact dangerous, why don't the groups focus on removing them from the market? The...Tags: Science and Technology, Technology, Allergies, Biotechnology, Chemical Industry
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Thrifty Merrimack developing new cancer drugs at lower cost
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Little known biotechnology company Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc has quietly built a large pipeline of experimental cancer treatments that it aims to deliver at a fraction of the cost spent by larger rivals. That could translate into...Tags: Trials, Medical Research, Credit Ratings, Drugs and Medicines, Gastric cancer
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Scientists sequence Norway spruce DNA. The tree's genome is LONG
Researchers reported Wednesday that they had sequenced the genome of the Norway spruce, a giant evergreen native to Europe that has also been planted widely in parts of North America. Published in the journal Nature, the catalog of the tree's DNA was...
Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, Science, Norway, Washington State University
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DNA evidence in model's death 'overwhelming,' prosecutor says
A Los Angeles prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that there was overwhelming DNA and other evidence to show that a mortgage broker assaulted and strangled an aspiring model in Santa Monica. Genetic testing proved that Kelly Soo Park's DNA was found on the...Tags: Murder, Mortgages, Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Woman charged with strangling model had no motive, lawyer says
A businesswoman accused of beating and strangling an aspiring model in Santa Monica five years ago had no motive to carry out the killing, a defense attorney told a downtown Los Angeles jury Wednesday. Attorney George Buehler said in his closing...
Tags: Trials, Murder, Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Closing arguments heard in businesswoman's murder trial
Kelly Soo Park balked when homicide detectives handed her a warrant to collect her fingerprints. The businesswoman repeatedly asked whether the officers were playing a joke and demanded to speak to a lawyer, according to a police recording of the...
Tags: Trials, Murder, Judges, Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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IPOVIEW-Quiet U.S. biotech sector picks up steam in 2013
ReutersBy Olivia Oran May 22 (Reuters) - The tide may have started to turn for initial public offerings from U.S. biotechnology companies, as a rising stock market, low interest rates and a lack of market volatility entice investors to take on the high risk...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Science and Technology, Credit Ratings, Thomson Corporation, Financing and Stock Offerings
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RNA was a key ingredient in primordial soup that led to life
How did we go from a lifeless Earth with no oxygen to a planet teeming with life and that essential element? Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found one crucial clue: iron and RNA. The team managed to re-create conditions of life on...
Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, Chemical Industry, Biology
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Want a sculpture? A new jaw? Pizza? Just print it
Thanks to 3D printing, American society may be about to boldly go where no one has gone before. A Johns Hopkins scientist is seeking to adapt the technology to grow human jaw bones — potentially revolutionizing implant procedures. A Halethorpe...
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