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Has NRC-IRAP Run Out of 2009 Grant Money?
NRC-IRAP, which got $170 million in the 2009 Federal budget (spread over 2 years) for company funding, has been very active lately, including in biotech. Maybe too active? I heard rumo(u)rs (plural!)… more →
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Electric Cars: Bad For Our Health?
meltzerm wrote 1 month ago: I do not want to challenge 19 really smart professors, but I am skeptical of all the conclusions in … more →
Dr. Wing Sung and Cleantech Science
naturallyadvanced wrote 1 month ago: In 2004, NAT began working with a leading biotech scientist with the NRC, Dr. Wing Sung, who has dev … more →
New York Post: Sloppy Journalism in Report of Cellphone-Cancer "Link"
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mattusmaximus wrote 1 month ago: In another media *facepalm* moment, the New York Post is reporting of a supposed “link” … more →
WHY YOU SHOULD CHAMPION ELECTRIC CARS AND CLEAN ENERGY EVEN IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN GLOBAL WARMING AND HATE THE PLANET
Matt Vance wrote 1 month ago: It is a commonly held misbelief that environmental reform is contrary to economic incentive. The fac … more →
Crailar Organic Fibers
naturallyadvanced wrote 1 month ago: Organic Fibers Crailar Organic Fibers are the building blocks for the first truly sustainable yarn i … more →
The New York Public Library and P3's
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thenewcurrency wrote 2 months ago: Any conversation about libraries anywhere in the world would be wholly incomplete with out a detaile … more →
GAO: More oversight of biolabs needed, must analyze the risks associated
butnerblogspot wrote 2 months ago: Fact Check: The number of registered BSL-3 labs rose from 415 in 2004 to 1,362 by 2008, the GAO foun … more →
Has NRC-IRAP Run Out of 2009 Grant Money?
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Jeremy G wrote 2 months ago: NRC-IRAP, which got $170 million in the 2009 Federal budget (spread over 2 years) for company fundin … more →
Memo To Suburbanites: Government Doesn't Want You To Live There Any More
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bydesign001 wrote 3 months ago: America, POTUS wants everyone bunched together in the same urban madness sharing the same urban blig … more →
NASA Planning Systems-Level Research for Environmental Impact Mitigation
myjpdo wrote 4 months ago: Reducing aviation’s impact on the environment is a major goal of NextGen. In the near- to mid … more →
Applications of Social Network Analysis for Building Community Disaster Resilience: Workshop Summary - National Academies Press, 2009
kinwahlin wrote 4 months ago: Applications of Social Network Analysis for Building Community Disaster Resilience: Workshop Summary … more →
Canada Gains New Centre for Nanotechnology
aszerdi wrote 4 months ago: Alberta, Canada will soon be home to a new research and product development centre for nanotechnolog … more →
Monday Deal Review: June 29, 2009
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Jeremy G wrote 5 months ago: This week’s Monday Deal Review has a full set of equity deals from shelf to launch to close, o … more →
U.S. and Russia Differ on a Treaty for Cyberspace
usukraine wrote 5 months ago: June 27, 2009 By John Markoff and Andrew E. Kramer, of the New York Times Read Here … more →
Cellulosic Ethanol Only Competitive with $115 Oil?
sugarcaneblog wrote 6 months ago: According to a report released today by the National Research Council, “A lot of work remains … more →
Discussing cyberattack policy
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davidkirkpatrick wrote 7 months ago: A report from the National Research Council. The release: Greater transparency needed in development … more →
Obama Discusses Swine Flu in Talk to National Academy of Sciences
Carol A. Clark wrote 7 months ago: President Barack Obama addressed the swine flu outbreak a few minutes ago. The spread of swine flu i … more →
California Ballot Initiative Seeks to Denigrate Immigrants’ Infants at Birth
myvisausa wrote 7 months ago: This week Pew released a report revealing that approximately 4 million U.S. citizen children have le … more →
National Academies Reports Available Online
George Wilson wrote 7 months ago: Earlier this month the National Academies (composed of the National Academy of Sciences, the Nationa … more →
