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New Report: GMOs Causing Massive Pesticide Pollution

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Gentically Engindeered Foods, Pesticides, The Organic Center, Bayer, Dupont, Monsanto, Gmos, Union of Concerned Scientists, Syngenta, Food Safety, Crop Yields, Herbicides, Biotech, Center for Food Safety, Dow, Climate Change, Green News
Andrew Kimbrell

There is one fact about genetically engineered foods that there is no debate about: no one wakes up in the morning eager to buy gene-altered food. There's good reason for this.

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AIDS, Alzheimer's, Herpes Vaccines Are 'On The Horizon', Get Biotech Boost

AP | LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 11.18.2009 | Technology

Read More: Alzheimer's, Biotech, Vaccine Research, Alzheimer's Vaccine, Drug Industry, Herpes Aids Alzheimer Vaccines, AIDS Vaccine, Herpes Vaccine, Technology News

MARIETTA, Pa. — Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Trave...

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NYT: 22 Republicans, 20 Democrats Used Lobbying Firm's Statements In House Health Care Speeches

New York Times | ROBERT PEAR | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Statements, Roche, Health Care Reform Speeches, Ryan Mackinnon Vasapoli Berzok, Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Joe Wilson, Biotech, Democrats, House Speeches, Speeches, Michael Conaway, Outsourcing, Donald M. Payne, Yvette D. Clarke, Bill Pascrell, Genetech, Phil Are, Lee Terry, Lobbying Firms, Lynn Jenkins, Memos, Health Care Reform, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Robert A. Brady, Emails, Health Care, Republicans, House Health Care Bill, Politics News

Statements by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten, in whole or in part, by Washington lobbyists working for Genentech, one of the world's la...

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Maryland's Commitment to Advancing Stem Cell Research

Gov. Martin O'Malley | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Milken Institute, Governor Martin O'Malley, Jeffrey Sachs, Martin O'Malley, Maryland, Jobs, Science, Biotech, Barack Obama, California, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Health Care Reform, Stem Cell Research, Technology, Medicine, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News
Gov. Martin O'Malley

Last week, we announced that Maryland was entering into a new partnership with the State of California to collaborate on stem cell projects.

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Biotech Beauty or Biotech Beast?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Michael Fonstein, Dirty Bomb, Nuclear Weapons, Investment, Buffalo, Anti-Radiation Drug, Startups, Biotech, Cleveland Biolabs, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Cleveland BioLabs keeps getting more and more government money. Will they ever bring their anti-radiation drug to market?

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"Non-GMO" Seal Identifies Foods Mostly Biotech-Free

nytimes.com | WILLIAM NEUMAN | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Whole Foods, Gmo Crops, Gmos, Non-Gmo, Food Biotech, Seeds, Biotech Seeds, Food Politics, Biotech, Non-Gmo Seal, Green News

Alarmed that genetically engineered crops may be finding their way into organic and natural foods, an industry group has begun a campaign to test prod...

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Organic Agriculture Beats Biotech at its Own Game

Timothy LaSalle | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Genetically Modified Food, Biotech Crops, Nutritional Biochemistry, Biotech, Gm, Organic Food, Green News
Timothy LaSalle

The organic community may eventually be open to biotech crops if long-term, independent studies show there are no ecological or human health impacts. Before then, why risk it?

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Chicken Poop: Can It Save The Planet?

BigGreenBoulder | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Chicken Poop, Carbon Emissions, Biofuels, Chicken Poop Char, Greenhouse Gases, Biochar, Biotech, Green Energy, Green News

Charring chicken poop probably won't save the planet on its own, but some people think charring fowl manure along with beetle-killed pine trees, corn ...

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Agricultural Biotechnology: Scourge or Savior?

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Pesticides, Biotechnology, Genetically Engineered, Corn, Crops, Genetically Engineered Foods, Michael Jacobson, Biotech, Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

Congress should require the Food and Drug Administration to formally approve new GE foods to ensure that they are safe for humans.

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Howard Dean Claims He Is "Actually Not a Shill For the BIO." Then Stop Acting Like One

James Love | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Biosimilars, Howard Dean, Dean BIO, Biotechnology Industry Association, Dean and Biotech, Biotech, Bio, Dean Lobbyist, Politics News
James Love

I have always liked Howard Dean, but nothing excuses what he is doing now.

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Wall Street: A (Sometimes Deadly) Insiders Game

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 08.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Texas, Swapping, Flipping, Trust, Economics, Goldman Sachs, Bush Jr., Insiders, Financial Crisis, Tax Evasions, Bankers, Biotech, Business, Real Estate, Oil Companies, Offshoreipos, Cibc, Business News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

The reasons why some banks are protected and others are left to fail reaches up to the highest echelons of power.

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Celebrating Food Independence with Food Democracy

Cynthia Torres | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Local Farms, Food-Independence, Civic Engagement, Seed Diversity, Food Policy Council, Biotech, Food-Democracy, Gmo, Green News
Cynthia Torres

Organizations and activists across the country are calling for America to celebrate their Food Independence this July 4th by making the choice to buy local foods for their holiday feast.

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The Solution to AIDS: It's Only Going to Happen if Everyone is at the Table

Michael Manganiello | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Health Care Reform, Biotech, Drug Companies, Politics News
Michael Manganiello

There have been great victories in the fight against HIV/AIDS over the last two decades, but there is so much left to do.

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Science You Can Believe In

Joe Trippi | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Science, Congress, Stem Cell Research, Biotech, Stem Cells, Obama Stem Cell Research, Obama Stem Cells, Obama Administration, Obama Stem Cell Order, Barack Obama, Obama Science Executive Order, 100 Days, Obama Research, Obama Stem Cells Executive Order, Obama Science, Obama Stem Cell Memo, Politics News
Joe Trippi

By investing and believing in innovation we will overcome our current economic woes and ensure our prosperity for decades to come.

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Unearthed: The News Without the Chaff

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 03.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Gmos, Blackwater, Exxon Mobil, Mercury, Xe, Religious Right, Sustainability, Climate Change, Biotech, Pollution, Alan Keyes, Massey Coal, Media News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

Green companies do better during economic downturn, Santorum says the Qur'an was written in 'Islamic', Alan Keyes calls Obama "a radical communist," and more.

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Obama Budget Cuts Medicare Advantage, Helps Generic Biotech

Wall Street Journal | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Budget Priorities, Obama Budget, Biotech, Medicare, Politics News

President Obama's budget proposal is looking to a combination of tax hikes and cuts to put a down payment on health reform. Details of the measures ar...

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Carl Icahn Gets Bullish On Biotech

Barron's | Teresa Rivas | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Investor, Biotech, Carl Icahn, Icahn, Activist Investor, Pharmaceutical, Amylin, Enzon, Business News

WHILE THE ECONOMY HAS FLOUNDERED, biotechnology companies have turned in a relatively healthy performance, even seeing gains in the last year while th...

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Biofuel Feedstocks Latest Candidate: Kudzu

Treehugger | Posted 07.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Biodiesel, Biotech, Ethanol, Biofuel, Kudzu, Biomass, Green News

yes, all of those vines are kudzu. photo via flickr Our colleagues over at Discovery News have brought attention to a new report that an invasive ...

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Corn Utensils Useless Without Major Composting Efforts

Los Angeles Times | Jenn Garbee | Posted 06.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Organic Food, Corn, Bioplastics, Waste, Biotech, Corn Utensils, Bio Plastic Products, Green News

Now that you feel environmentally conscientious for having used a corn fork -- those forks made with corn starch that lately are the darlings of the t...

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Scientists Clone Cancer-Sniffing Dog: Pets Are Next

Huffington Post | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Cloned Pets, South Korea, Science, Biotech, Medicine, Cloning, Cloned Dogs, Pets, Research, South Korean Cloned Dog, Cancer Sniffing Dog, Home News

In South Korea, scientists have been cloning animals with desirable traits and genetic alterations. Last year, researchers cloned cats that glow under...

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Shortage Weakens Resistance To Biotech Crops

New York Times | Andrew Pollack | Posted 04.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Biotech, Grain Shortages, Food Prices, Business News

Soaring food prices and global grain shortages are bringing new pressures on governments, food companies and consumers to relax their longstanding res...

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Genzyme Drops $325 Million On Cholesterol Shot

Wall Street Journal | DAVID ARMSTRONG | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Cholesterol Shot, Genzyme, High Cholesterol, Biotech, Henri Termeer, Genzyme Corp, Business News

Genzyme Corp. said it would spend $325 million up front in a licensing and investment pact with Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc., securing partial rights to ...

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