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Inspiring the next generation in STEM, Frontiers sponsors Potenti’elle en Science event

Frontiers

Included among the fields represented are pharmaceutical and biotechnology, academia, and non-government organizations (NGOs). According to the World Economic Forum, women accounted for 22 percent of STEM graduates in Switzerland in 2022. Frontiers recognizes the value of women in STEM and the importance of early exposure.

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

Although free seed distribution programs were immensely popular among farmers, emerging private seed breeders and horticulturalists lobbied the federal government to end the program in 1924. The shift toward commercialization of seed began in earnest. Source: Philip H. per planted acre of seed in 1990 paid $93.48

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DOD Publishes Biomanufacturing Strategy and RFI on Biomanufactured Products and Process Capabilities

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Hutton As part of the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced in September 2022 an investment of $1.2 global competitiveness in biotechnology is maintained. .” global competitiveness in biotechnology is maintained. Bergeson and Carla N. innovators.

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GAO Publishes Science & Tech Spotlight on Biorecycling of Plastics

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On November 21, 2022, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a Science & Tech Spotlight on biorecycling of plastics. What steps could the federal government, states, municipalities, and other stakeholders take if they want to support or implement effective policies for biorecycling of plastic waste?

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Two China Based Companies Banned as a Result of Forced Labor

Greenbuilding Law

and its subsidiary Chenguang Biotechnology Group Yanqi Co. companies and individuals installing solar panels created with government sponsored modern slavery to remedy the ills of climate change, has in the last year shifted sharply in favor of Americans doing the right thing for those in forced labor from Xinjiang.

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OSTP Publishes RFIs on Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology and National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative

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As reported in our September 13, 2022, blog item , on September 12, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order creating a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative (NBBI) to accelerate biotechnology innovation and grow America’s bioeconomy across multiple sectors in industries such as health, agriculture, and energy.

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Policy News: September 12, 2022

ESA

Lawmakers are working to pass a short-term spending package to keep the government open in October. Congress appears likely to pass a short-term spending measure keeping the government funded through Dec. The current government fiscal year ends Sept. biotechnology industry during a trip to Boston, MA. Executive Branch.

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