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Cambridge DNA whisperers
Boston HeraldCambridge-based Gen9 has landed another $21 million to keep pushing the limits of synthetic biology, a cutting-edge field where scientists "play God" by creating customized DNA -- the building blocks of life -- for a variety of different industries....Tags: Cambridge (England), Science and Technology, Biotechnology Industry, Science, Pharmaceuticals
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House committee shelves bill to study GMO labeling effects
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserThe debate over whether genetically modified produce sold in Hawaii should be labeled as such came to a close at the state Capitol this week with the House snubbing a Senate resolution that called for several state agencies to study the issue. Rep....Tags: Science and Technology, Agriculture, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Marketing, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Association calls for modifying treatment protocol for rheumatoid arthritis patients
Jordan Times, AmmanThe Jordanian Arthritis Association (Rose of Hope) on Tuesday called on the Ministry of Health to modify the treatment protocol for rheumatoid arthritis patients and provide them with biologics as long as they need it. Nairy Markarian, director of the...Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diseases and Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals, Arthritis, Drugs and Medicines
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Gen9 lands $21M investment from Agilent Technologies
Boston HeraldCambridge-based Gen9 Inc. said today it has received a $21 million investment from Agilent Technologies to further invest in product development and expand the "commercial infrastructure" for its synthetic biology business. As part of the investment,...Tags: Biology, Chemical Industry, Agilent Technologies Incorporated
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Genetically engineered salmon company expects US regulatory OK in 2013
ReutersBy Carey Gillam CHICAGO, April 23 (Reuters) - AquaBounty Technologies Inc expects regulatory approval by the fourth quarter of this year to produce its controversial genetically engineered salmon, its chief executive said on Tuesday. "There have been no...Tags: Whole Foods Market, Food and Drug Administration
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'At Any Price' gives a real-world view of the American farmer
As a movie icon, the American farmer has, for many a year, occupied a hand-whittled pedestal, standing tall as a weathered symbol of all that's good and true in this screwed-up world. One of the galvanic surprises of "At Any Price," the Iowa-set drama...Tags: Red West, NASCAR, At Any Price (movie), Zac Efron, Kim Dickens
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Should modified food come with a label?
Portland Press Herald, MaineThe national debate over genetically modified food moved to the State House on Tuesday, pitting agribusiness, grocers and some Maine farmers against a well-organized group of organic farmers and national food-safety advocates seeking to opt out of the...Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Procedures and Tests, European Union, Chemical Industry, Government
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Apples top ���Dirty Dozen��� list for third year in a row
The Palm Beach PostApples top the Environmental Working Group's annual Dirty Dozen list of most pesticide-contaminated produce for the third year in a row. Apples are followed by strawberries, grapes and celery. Other fresh fruits and vegetables on the latest Dirty Dozen...Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Summer Squash, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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ANALYSIS-Argentina's soy addiction comes back to bite farmers
Reuters* Toxic cocktail of high inflation, export taxes hurts profits * Country needs more corn cultivation to keep soils healthy * Soy planted on 65 pct of farmland; 50 pct would be ideal * Farmers object to export curbs placed by govt on corn By Hugh...Tags: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Science and Technology, Agriculture, China, Inflation and Deflation
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Patricia Sheridan's Breakfast With ... Hedrick Smith
Pittsburgh Post-GazettePulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times Washington bureau chief Hedrick Smith is also the author of several books. His most recent, "Who Stole the American Dream?", is a clearly laid-out explanation of how we went from a prosperous, thriving...Tags: 401K, Earth Day, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Mortgages, Richard Nixon
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How to Survive Denialism
This past weekend I drank a bottle of wine and watched the harrowing Oscar-nominated documentary “How to Survive a Plague,” which chronicles the story of AIDS activists in the late Eighties and early Nineties. (Normally, I reserve my bottle-...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Science and Technology, Vaccines, Autism, Entertainment
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North Haven, Milford protesters state case against GMOs
New Haven Register, Conn.If eating processed foods doesn't already make you nervous, it should. That's according to a group of protesters who positioned themselves outside North Haven and Milford shopping centers this weekend to spread the word about genetically modified...Tags: Earth Day, Activism, Politics, Food Industry, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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