All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 67
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NewsUS approves low acrylamide spud
The first genetically modified potato that produces less acrylamide has been granted approval in the US
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China poised to become top science spender
Budgetary pressures on EU, Japan and the US have positioned China to be the highest R&D funder by around 2019, OECD says
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Ranbaxy sues over withdrawn US approvals
Company says decision is ‘unconstitutional’ and deprives it of hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue
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BusinessMethyl mercaptan leak kills four workers
Cause of accident at US DuPont plant is still under investigation
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NewsFeud opens up over value of some US research
Top science committee Republican in fight with university association over NSF grant review process
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US drug development costs surge
The price of developing new prescription drugs in the US has increased 145% since 2003, Tufts data shows
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NewsUC Davis chemist sentenced to four years over explosion
Postdoc sentenced over attempt to make explosive device and reckless disposal of hazardous waste
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ResearchGlobetrotting carbon dioxide modelled by Nasa
Nasa’s new climate models visualise the movement of the greenhouse gas
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Mouse model to assess chemical exposure
Outbred mice can be used predict how human’s will respond to harmful chemicals with examination of chromosomal damage
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NewsGrad student blamed for research misconduct at Utah
Two papers have been retracted due to image falsification at the University of Utah
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NewsRepublican gains may spur US chemical rules reform
Industry groups suggest new Congress will clear the way for modernisation of 40-year-old legislation
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700 US troops report possible chemical agent exposure
Pentagon reveals hundreds of troops who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan may have been exposed to chemical weapons
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NewsUS states reject GM labelling laws
Oregon and Colorado vote against labelling genetically modified produce, after multimillion dollar campaigns by food companies
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Precious science cargo lost in rocket explosion
Several research projects slated for the International Space Station destroyed when Antares rocket fails
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Nuclear chief heads back to academia
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s chairman resigns, saying she has achieved her mission of ‘righting the ship’
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Next milestone in US HCFC phase out
Ozone-depleting refrigerants will be phased out by 2020 under new rules
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Amgen seeks injunction to protect patents
Sanofi and Regeneron sued over cholesterol-regulating antibodies
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NewsUS agency fast-tracks Ebola vaccine development
Health and Human Services invests almost $6 million to ready an Ebola vaccine candidate for clinical trials, meanwhile GSK says its vaccine is progressing at an ‘unprecedented rate’
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BusinessEPA takes steps to prevent herbicide resistance in weeds
US Agency approves spray for resistant engineered crops, but with restrictions and time limit
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NewsFree legal help for embattled US scientists
Pro bono effort to defend government and university scientists from ‘harassment campaigns’ has been launched