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The red herring of human gene patents
The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. — Louis D. Brandeis Just a few words and little thought separate yet another stronghold of the American economy from ruin....
Tags: Vaccines, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Science and Technology, Medical Specialization, Genetics
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South Florida Jews help unearth clues to genetic diseases
South Florida has one of the world's largest populations of Ashkenazis — Jews of Central and Eastern European descent — making it home to some potentially groundbreaking medical research. In Boca Raton, the Parkinson's Disease and Movement...
Tags: Autism, Pancreatic Cancer, Science and Technology, Palm Beach County, Boca Raton
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Glendale Police Foundation donates DNA sterilization equipment to regional crime laboratory
The Glendale Police Foundation recently donated a vital piece of DNA sterilization equipment to the Police Department’s regional crime laboratory, officials said. The sterilizing hood will allow forensic specialists to work with DNA evidence...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Adam Schiff, Chemical Industry
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U.S. GMO food labeling drive has biotech industry biting back
Reuters* Bipartisan bill on Wednesday seeks U.S. GMO labeling * Biotech companies say consumers are confused * Companies say opposition slows regulatory approvals * GMO crop critics say safety concerns persist By Carey Gillam CHICAGO April 25 (Reuters) -...Tags: Consumers, Food Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Dow Chemical Co., Monsanto Company
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Dr. Francois Jacob dies at 92; Nobel-winning biologist
When James Watson and Francis Crick deciphered the structure of DNA in 1953, their discovery answered a crucial question in biology: How is genetic information passed down from parent to child? Their work also created conundrums, however. They and...
Tags: Penicillin (drug), Ceremonies, E. coli Infection, Entertainment Events, Biology
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Biogen profit beats estimates, helped by lower taxes
ReutersApril 25 (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, helped by unusually low taxes and sales growth of its treatments for multiple sclerosis. The U.S. biotechnology company said on Thursday it earned $426.8 million, or...Tags: Thomson Corporation, Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Biogen Idec Incorporated, Chemical Industry
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Francis Crick letters in spotlight as DNA Day approaches
As the world gears up to celebrate DNA Day on Thursday -- the anniversary of the publication of scholarly papers that explained the structure of the molecule -- the letters of Francis Crick, one of the scientists involved in the work, are in the news....
Tags: Auction Service, Awards and Prizes, Cold Spring Harbor, Biology, National Institutes of Health
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Who should own DNA? All of us
Most court cases involving patent law are corporate battles, with one company suing another for infringing on its intellectual property rights and, therefore, profits. Big companies fighting over big money can seem painfully irrelevant, especially when so...
Tags: Human Rights, Vaccines, Science and Technology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Polio
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Murder trial shifts to woman's body found in Elkridge backyard
When Howard County authorities said they found the badly decomposed remains of Christine Jarrett beneath a shed in her own backyard, they moved swiftly to charge her husband — long a suspect — with the murder. That discovery — two...
Tags: Identification Technology, Court Preliminary, Science and Technology, Defendants, Chemical Industry
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Mapping of zebra fish DNA expected to benefit humans
Scientists have moved one step closer to understanding how genes drive human biology and disease — and they've done it by mapping the DNA of a tiny, decidedly non-human creature known as the zebra fish. In a study published Wednesday by the...
Tags: Medical Research, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Biology, Science and Technology, Science
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Bioengineered rat kidney could lead to treatments for people
A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has engineered functional rat kidneys by stripping donor kidneys of their cells and then repopulating the remaining collagen substructures with new cells. The bioengineered kidneys produced...
Tags: Medical Research, Hospitals and Clinics, Boston, Biotechnology, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Poland finds horse meat DNA in beef samples
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - One of Poland's top veterinarians said on Feb. 28 that traces of horse-meat DNA have been found in beef samples taken from three meat processors - the first acknowledgement that the country could be a source of the horse meat that...Tags: Chemical Industry
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