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Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 – DNA and fingerprint provisions

The Protection of Freedoms Act gained Royal Assent on 1 May 2012. Sections 1 25 of the Act cover DNA and fingerprint retention. There is a timetable for bringing these sections of the Act into force Continue reading →

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Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology awarded NIH contract for “Vaccine Technologies to Advance Next …

NEWARK, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fraunhofer Center for Molecular Biotechnology (FhCMB) announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, for developing vaccine technologies to advance the next generation of Anthrax vaccines. For the first year, Fraunhofer will receive $1.76 million. The total funding could be up to $ 9.9 million depending on contract options exercised. Continue reading →

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Paralympics highlight 'Best of British' medical technology

British expertise in ground-breaking medical technology was in the spotlight on Monday at a business summit marking the London Paralympics. Delegates gathered at Londons Lancaster House for the event, which is part of the Governments effort to drum up investment in UK industry alongside the Games. The British Business Embassy, launched in July, marks the biggest ever drive to attract investment in Britain and UK Trade & Industry hopes the scheme could boost the economy by as much as 1bn Continue reading →

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Research and Markets: Electronic Medical Records – Technology Trends and Stakeholder Assessment

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kdt7k5/electronic_medical) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan’s new report “Electronic Medical Records – Technology Trends and Stakeholder Assessment” to their offering. This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Electronic Medical Records-Technology Trends and Stakeholder Assessment provides a detailed description of the global trends in the electronic medical record (EMR) segment. It assesses the technology platforms available for adoption with technology benchmarking using the AHP model and also analyses key stakeholders using Mitchell’s Salience model. Continue reading →

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Testimony links needle to Clemens DNA

A needle stored with a beer can appeared to contain an extremely tiny amount of Roger Clemens DNA, which turned out to be good news and bad news for both sides in the perjury trial of the seven-time Cy Young Award winner. A forensic scientist on Friday linked Clemens to cotton balls and a syringe needle saved from an alleged steroids injection 11 years ago. His testimony, laced with statistics and probabilities, was one of the last pieces of the governments case in its effort to prove that the pitcher lied to Congress in 2008 when he denied using performance-enhancing substances Continue reading →

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A Call to Ban Synthetic Biology

More than 100 environmental policy organizations call for greater oversight and regulation of synthetic biology. Continue reading →

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