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White House OSTP Outlines Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and Manufacturing

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Hutton As reported in our March 30, 2023, blog item , on March 22, 2023, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a new report, Bold Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing: Harnessing Research and Development to Further Societal Goals. Bergeson and Carla N.

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New device can detect airborne virus particles that cause COVID-19, says maker

Physics World

The device is currently used by the US government and commercial companies such as couriers. The system uses a technology called CANARY developed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jellyfish genes. Genetically engineered immune cells bind to one specific target such as a toxin or pathogen.

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Earth System Interventions for Sustainability

Legal Planet

Importantly (and often misunderstood), he meant not that we are gods, but instead that technologies have given humanity powers that had previously been exclusive to the gods. I thus wrote the paper “ Earth System Interventions as Technologies of the Anthropocene ,” which was published (open access!)

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

Frontiers

It is designed to inspire young girls to learn more about careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Included among the fields represented are pharmaceutical and biotechnology, academia, and non-government organizations (NGOs). billion times, reflecting the power of research that is open for all.    

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Biden Administration Announces 31 Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs

Nanotech

On October 23, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the designation of 31 communities across the United States as Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs (Tech Hubs) through the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration.

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Dr. Marlen Vasquez – We have overcome the most challenging issues, now we need to speed up the process #WomeninScience

Frontiers

This week, Freya Wilson talks to Dr. Marlen Vasquez, an environmental toxicologist at the Cyprus University of Technology. From my early years in the Dominican Republic, science and technology were always around me. I am Vice Chair of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action ‘Ocean4Biotech’.

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GAO Publishes Science & Tech Spotlight on Biorecycling of Plastics

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Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a Science & Tech Spotlight on biorecycling of plastics. Biological recycling, or biorecycling, is an emerging technology that uses microbes, such as bacteria or fungi, to break down plastic into its basic components for reuse. Bergeson and Carla N. On November 21, 2022, the U.S.