Tag Archives: Biotechnology and Bioengineering

The New York Times 5:58 pm on October 7, 2020
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Book Review: ‘Editing Humanity,’ by Kevin Davies

In “Editing Humanity,” Kevin Davies offers an account of Crispr at a moment when its leading American researcher has just won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

#biotechnology-and-bioengineering, #books-and-literature, #crispr-dna, #davies-kevin, #doudna-jennifer-a, #editing-humanity-the-crispr-revolution-and-the-new-era-of-genome-editing-book, #he-jiankui, #zhang-feng-1982

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The New York Times 7:00 am on September 1, 2020
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These Scientists Are Giving Themselves D.I.Y. Coronavirus Vaccines

Impatient for a coronavirus vaccine, dozens of scientists around the world are giving themselves — and sometimes, friends and family — their own unproven versions.

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The New York Times 5:15 pm on June 24, 2020
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Roundup Maker to Pay $10 Billion to Settle Cancer Suits

Bayer faced tens of thousands of claims linking the weedkiller to cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Some of the money is set aside for future cases.

#agriculture-and-farming, #bayer-ag, #biotechnology-and-bioengineering, #cancer, #chemicals, #defoliants-and-herbicides, #feinberg-kenneth-r, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #monsanto-company, #suits-and-litigation-civil

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The New York Times 2:21 pm on June 3, 2020
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Tests for Coronavirus Vaccine Need This Ingredient: Horseshoe Crabs

Modern medicine still depends on this animal’s blood to test for bacteria in vaccines. And an alternative test requires further study.

#bacteria, #biotechnology-and-bioengineering, #cape-cod-mass, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #eli-lilly-and-company, #europe, #food-and-drug-administration, #lonza-ag, #moderna-inc, #product-tests, #united-states, #vaccination-and-immunization, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 3:01 pm on May 23, 2020
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How Upbeat Vaccine News Fueled a Stock Surge, and an Uproar

The desperate hunt for treatments and vaccines has changed how researchers, regulators, drug companies like Moderna, investors and journalists do their jobs.

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The New York Times 2:00 am on May 21, 2020
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Trump’s Vaccine Chief Has Vast Ties to Drug Industry, Posing Possible Conflicts

Moncef Slaoui, a former pharmaceutical executive, is now overseeing the U.S. initiative to development coronavirus treatments and vaccines. His financial interests and corporate roles have come under scrutiny.

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The New York Times 3:17 pm on May 15, 2020
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New Coronavirus Vaccine Czar Says Finding One by January Is a ‘Credible’ Goal

Moncef Slaoui, a former pharmaceutical executive the White House chose to lead a crash development program, acknowledged that the 12-18 month timeline cited by Dr. Anthony Fauci was already “very aggressive.”

#biotechnology-and-bioengineering, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #slaoui-moncef-m, #trump-donald-j, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #vaccination-and-immunization

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The New York Times 9:39 pm on May 7, 2020
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Moderna Gets OK to Start Larger Trial for a Coronavirus Vaccine

The company announced that the Food and Drug Administration had cleared its application to proceed to a clinical trial involving about 600 people.

#biotechnology-and-bioengineering, #clinical-trials, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #food-and-drug-administration, #moderna-inc, #vaccination-and-immunization, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 2:48 pm on May 5, 2020
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With Crispr, a Possible Quick Test for the Coronavirus

A pioneer of the gene-editing technology has devised a diagnostic test for the infection that could be as simple as a pregnancy test.

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The New York Times 9:06 am on May 4, 2020
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China’s Coronavirus Vaccine Drive Empowers a Troubled Industry

By some measures, it is winning the race, with four companies already testing their vaccine candidates on humans.

#biotechnology-and-bioengineering, #china, #clinical-trials, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #defective-products, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #epidemics, #politics-and-government, #vaccination-and-immunization

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The New York Times 11:46 pm on April 24, 2020
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Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Can You Trust the Results?

A team of scientists worked around the clock to evaluate 14 antibody tests. A few worked as advertised. Most did not.

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The New York Times 2:16 pm on April 13, 2020
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Putin’s Long War Against American Science

A decade of health disinformation promoted by President Vladimir Putin of Russia has sown wide confusion, hurt major institutions and encouraged the spread of deadly illnesses.

#biological-and-chemical-warfare, #biotechnology-and-bioengineering, #blogs-and-blogging-internet, #centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention, #computers-and-the-internet, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #epidemics, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #influenza, #medicine-and-health, #news-and-news-media, #putin-vladimir-v, #rt-tv-network, #rt-america-tv-network, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations, #vaccination-and-immunization, #your-feed-health, #your-feed-science

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