Forum Examines State's Bioscience Plan
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By Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb.
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Washington state health officials are making encouraging progress in bioterrorism preparedness. According to a recent report from the nonprofit Trust for America&#39;s health, our state has met six out of 10 criteria for bioterrorism preparedness.
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Public consultation begins on proposals to extend protection for marine life around Britain.
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler faced aggressive questions yesterday from a pair of legislative committees as they pitched a plan to expand the state's DNA database, one of the governor's top priorities for the General Assembly's 90-day session.
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Governor Deval Patrick provided a blueprint yesterday for his proposed $1 billion investment in biotechnology, introducing sweeping legislation that would finance cutting-edge research, create the nation's largest stem cell bank, and provide expanded tax credits to life science companies.
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The UK public is being invited by the government to have its say on the future of science and technology.
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Biotech and high technology, two key Massachusetts industries, are often seen as allies -- innovation-driven businesses that depend on a highly educated workforce. But this week they're on opposite sides of a fight playing out in Washington: How to overhaul the nation's patent system.
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By The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 7--RIDGEFIELD -- Two public meetings are scheduled in September to collect comments on a plan for the future of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.   The U.S.
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Is a man-made microorganism patentable? The J. Craig Venter Institute is about to find out, even as ETC Group challenges the patent bid.
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By The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Feb. 5--It's human nature to play for time when big issues need to be resolved. But big issues -- like eminent domain reform -- are what state lawmakers were elected to confront.
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_ Consumer and cattle-industry groups joined the government in cautioning against public alarm as federal scientists investigate a possible new case of mad cow disease.
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CONCORD, NH -- Federal health officials posed several questions to the state Thursday about proposed Medicaid changes. Health authorities want to know how the state would set limits on care, how it would decide
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As lawmakers prepare to debate an override of the governor's order that schoolgirls be inoculated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, a group of legislators wants the state to produce a brochure about the vaccine.
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BALTIMORE -- National researchers claim Maryland has made some progress but more needs to be done when it comes to preparing for a bioterror attack.
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Group demonstrates possible solutions, but lawmakers also need to act.
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By Anonymous  THE 13TH ANNUAL ARKANSAS STATE University Agribusiness Conference will be held Feb. 14 in the ASU Fowler and Convocation Centers in Jonesboro.  A general session on the outlook for biofuels and agribusiness will feature six speakers and a panel discussion.
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By Jeff Ostrowski, The Palm Beach Post, Fla.  May 28--BIOTECH BUZZ FAILS TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES: Scripps effect? What  Scripps effect?   Despite the political attention heaped on The Scripps Research Institute,  the local biotech industry remains tiny.   Glenn E.