News: [Entry posted at 26th February 2009 03:52 PM GMT] The Biotech Industry Organization (BIO) this morning released a set of statistics that give a rather dire snapshot of the industry's health. Here are some of the highlights -- or, should I say, lowlights -- straight from their roundup: Image: ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 25th February 2009 06:02 PM GMT] Developing a vaccine for HIV may be harder than researchers thought, according to a study published online in Nature. Just as the virus develops resistance to antiviral ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 23rd February 2009 11:01 PM GMT] The National Institutes of Health received a 3% increase in funds in the draft 2009 budget, released today (Feb 23) by the US House of Representatives, giving the agency a total of $30.3 billion, ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 12th February 2009 04:18 PM GMT] The US Senate and House of Representatives have hammered out the differences between their versions of the economic recovery bill, to the tune of $10 billion for the National Institute of Health, according to early reports.
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News: [Entry posted at 11th February 2009 06:02 PM GMT] Researchers have helped resolve a long-standing debate about which precursors in the developing mammalian embryo give rise to blood cells, after tracking the birth of these cells using in-vivo imaging that lasts for days, according to ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 10th February 2009 09:48 PM GMT] A New Jersey infectious disease lab seems to be plagued with an inability to keep track of research mice infected with dangerous pathogens.
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News: [Entry posted at 9th February 2009 04:41 PM GMT] The army's top infectious disease institute suspended its biodefense research on Friday (February 6) after finding problems with its system for keeping track of the dangerous pathogen stocks found in its labs.
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News: [Entry posted at 6th February 2009 09:29 PM GMT] The US Food and Drug Administration today approved the first-ever drug manufactured via a genetically engineered animal, opening the door for the wider use of such methods for producing drugs in the future.
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News: [Entry posted at 3rd February 2009 06:40 PM GMT] Tom Daschle, the much lauded pick for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced this afternoon that he'll be withdrawing his nomination in light of tax irregularities that have cropped up during the review.
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