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Biden VP pick good for research
Seeded on Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:47 PM EDT (News from The Scientist)
Barack Obama added Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) to the Democratic electoral ticket over the weekend, and Obama's choice of vice presidential running mate may be very good for the research community.
BP Invests $90 Million in Verenium's Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
Seeded on Thu Aug 7, 2008 5:46 PM EDT (gas2.org)
It seems that BP is trying to make up for lost time — the worldwide oil giant has invested $90 million in cellulosic ethanol company, Verenium. This is BP's first foray into the world of cellulosic ethanol (ethanol derived from non-food crops), and man is it a gigantic one.
Calif. animal scientists attacked
Seeded on Mon Aug 4, 2008 4:05 PM EDT (News from The Scientist)
A house and car belonging to two University of California, Santa Cruz researchers were firebombed in the wee hours of Saturday (Aug 2) morning.
U.S. Medical Research Gets $600 Million From Institute (HHMI)
Seeded on Tue May 27, 2008 11:47 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
One of the world's largest private philanthropies will announce today a $600 million initiative to fund risky but potentially lifesaving medical research by 56 of America's top scientists.
A Phony 'War on Science'
Seeded on Wed May 7, 2008 4:27 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
There are few things in American politics more irrationally ideological, more fanatically faith-based, than the accusation that Republicans are conducting a "war on science."
Breakthroughs are notable, but don't end stem cell debate
Seeded on Mon Dec 3, 2007 12:31 PM EST (USA Today)
Although scientists are quite pleased about discovering that human skin cells can "take on the chameleon-like powers of embryonic stem cells," there still is much research to be done before reprogrammed skin cells can be used for therapeutic purposes ("Breakthrough may resolve st …
Monkey Embryos Cloned for Stem Cells
Seeded on Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:21 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Researchers in Oregon reported yesterday that they had created the world's first fully formed, cloned monkey embryos and harvested batches of stem cells from them -- a feat that, if replicated in people, could allow production of replacement tissues or organs with no risk of reje …
Bush vetoes NIH budget increase
Seeded on Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:49 PM EST (News from The Scientist)
US President George W. Bush on Tuesday (Nov 13) vetoed a spending bill that aimed to boost federal funding for the National Institutes of Health.
Cracking Cloning
Seeded on Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:16 PM EDT (News from The Scientist)
Nuclear transfer research encompasses some of the most compelling biological and ethical puzzles of our time. In an online publishing experiment, we asked you, The Scientist readers, to help us create the article.
Stem-Cell Research Is Liberation Biology - and The Religious Objectors Are Costing Lives
Seeded on Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:11 PM EDT (Common Dreams)
In the black gloop of down-beat news on global warming and Iraq, we sometimes forget that, in at least one respect, we are living through a shimmering moment of progress that should fill us with awe.
2008 Candidates, What About Science?
Sun Jun 3, 2007 3:02 AM EDT
I have heard enough about gay marriage, abortion, and what Sam Brownback thinks about evolution to last me a lifetime. I want to hear more about topics that really matter; topics that address how this country will engage the global economy and move successfully into the future.
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