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Epigenetics: Promising Field Delivers

(Genetic Engineering News) The fascination with epigenetics stems not only from the profound impact that it has exerted on the biomedical, medical, and social sciences, but also from the somewhat debated and elusive definition of the term itself. It’s shifted multiple times over the years. A key feature of epigenetic changes— their potential heritability—brings new Read More »

January 15, 2013
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, and Research
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Bomb and anthrax hoax at Camden building

(Philadelphia Inquirer) The FBI is investigating a bomb and anthrax hoax at the U.S. District Court building in Camden. A mail clerk opened an envelope Friday morning to find a letter claiming a bomb was in the building and the white powder inside the envelope was anthrax, said Juan Matos, the U.S. marshal for New Read More »

January 14, 2013
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Bioterrorism
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Supreme Court won’t hear stem cell funding suit

(American Medical News) The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case challenging the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. The high court’s denial effectively means the federal government may continue financial support of such research. Two physician researchers sued the Dept. of Health & Human Services in 2009, arguing that paying Read More »

January 14, 2013
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Norovirus Outbreak Hits Illinois Prison

(Food Safety News) At least 140 inmates at an Illinois prison were sickened with Norovirus infections this week, according to local news reports. The outbreak struck inmates at the The Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, IL, a maximum security facility for men. The first victims fell ill Christmas Day, according to local news station CBS Read More »

December 31, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Public Health
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UK Sees Spike in Norovirus Cases

(Food Safety News) There have been 3,538 laboratory confirmed Norovirus infections in the United Kingdom this fall and winter, according to new figures from the Health Protection Agency. This number marks an 83 percent increase from the number of cases recorded over the same time period last year, says the group. Almost 500 of this Read More »