All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 64
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ResearchOpossum peptide antivenom could take on snake bites
An opossum serum protein that neutralises snake venom could offer a cheaper treatment for poisonous snake bites worldwide
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ResearchBacterium altered to suppress hunger faces long road to clinic
Engineered microbes produce anti-obesity molecule in mice, but moving to humans poses challenges
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NewsSplit opens up on Capitol Hill over science funding
Criticism of research grants and a power shift in Congress spark concern that budgets and independence will be cut
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Business
Drug firms warned to be honest with investors
Official warns of ‘significant consequences’ if companies aren’t forthcoming about their FDA interactions
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NewsTitanium dioxide removed from Dunkin' Donuts sugar
Parent company agrees to remove whitener from icing sugar used on its doughnuts after public campaign
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Amgen to axe 300 Onyx employees
Amgen will close its Onyx facility in South San Francisco in December
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Mergers and moves trigger pharma layoffs
Shire expects to sack 500 or more employees, while Merck and GSK also wield the axe
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NewsUS chemical safety board in turmoil
The US agency that investigates chemical accidents faces heavy criticism, and its chairman is under pressure to resign
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US approves biosimilar filgrastim
Sandoz’s version of Amgen’s Neupogen is ‘biosimilar’ but not ‘interchangeable’
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US universities back new bill to curb patent trolls
Academic research community endorses competing legislation as harmless to university tech transfer
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US health agencies expands open access policy
Move will add 110,000 new papers to PubMed every year
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NewsButterfly population collapse prompts lawsuit against EPA
US agency criticised for failing to investigate link between glyphosate and the dwindling monarch butterfly population
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NewsUS universities warn against patent reform proposals
Congress is considering legislation that would devastate university technology transfer, more than 140 universities caution
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Proposed ozone rule could cut US GDP by $1.7 trillion
US manufacturing association report claims tighter ozone standard would carry $1.1 trillion in compliance costs
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NewsCaramel colour in soft drinks linked to cancer
Regulatory bodies and researchers sceptical of study on 4-MEI found in food colour
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BusinessUS opens up home DNA screening
FDA approves single disease genetic test and clears pathway for similar devices
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NewsOpen records laws used to bully, harass academics
Most US universities unprepared to deal with a deluge of freedom of information requests, report finds
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US expands pollution monitoring to its embassies
International air quality programme will provide real-time data from US diplomatic posts around the world
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White House appoints first chief data scientist
Industry veteran D J Patil, who formerly worked at the Pentagon, will take up the new post
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NewsClinical trials high on list for medical marijuana community
Cannabis compounds hold therapeutic promise but a lack of data and regulatory obstacles are slowing progress