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Government recommends Kansas for biodefense lab

AP — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:43:13 +0000

Congressional lawmakers and staff say the federal government will recommend a site in Kansas for a new $450 million laboratory to study biological threats like anthrax and foot-and-mouth...

Scores of finalists and rejected sites for new lab

AP — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:11:13 +0000

The Homeland Security Department gave evaluation scores for 17 sites that were competing for a new laboratory to study human and animal diseases, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated...

AP Exclusive: US disregarded experts over biolab

AP — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:04:21 +0000

The Homeland Security Department swept aside evaluations of government experts and named Mississippi _ home to powerful U.S. lawmakers with sway over the agency _ as a top location for a new $451 million, national laboratory to study some of the...

Pollution curbs turn Beijing into urban laboratory

AP — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:20:42 +0000

Like everything else done for the Olympics, China’s quest to clear up notoriously polluted skies in time for opening ceremonies this week has been marked by gargantuan...

Disney to create lab to test ads for ABC, ESPN

AP — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:27:45 +0000

Will people remember three-second video ads on their mobile phones? Do high-definition commercials on big screens get people’s hearts racing more than other pitches? Is the sports ticker crawl distracting or does it add value to the 30-second...

Abbott's m2000andtrade; Real-time PCR Diagnostics System For Proficient Testing in the Molecular Lab

Naveen — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:07:49 +0000

Abbott, global health care company, is all set to preview the m2000, its new real-time PCR automated molecular diagnostic system, at the annual American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) meeting in Chicago (July 23-27). Edward...

Swiss Voted in Favor of 5-year Farming Ban

Irani — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 03:01:23 +0000

The move, supported by and in the interest of farmers, ecologists and consumer groups will force the government to impose a blanket ban on the cultivation of GMO crops and the import of animals whose genes have been modified in the...

Children Rescued from Drug House

Bhawana Negi — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 03:45:14 +0000

The 36-year-old Adelaide lady from suburban Salisbury Downs has been charged for putting her five children in danger by making them to live in a house used as a clandestine drug laboratory. According to the police the woman, instead of...