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Medical physics and biotechnology: highlights of 2021

Physics World

Alongside ongoing efforts to help detect , analyse and prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, 2021 has seen also the introduction of novel cancer treatments, advances in diagnostic imaging technology and innovative new biomedical devices. The post Medical physics and biotechnology: highlights of 2021 appeared first on Physics World.

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Arnold & Porter Secures Groundbreaking Biotechnology Win for Sanofi and Regeneron

Arnold Porter

in one of the most closely watched biotechnology cases in recent years. In 2014, another biotechnology company sought billions of dollars in damages and a permanent injunction against the sale of Sanofi and Regeneron's lifesaving and cholesterol-reducing drug Praluent over patent disputes.

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Frontiers eBook releases: June 2021

Frontiers

Crocket; Christian März PDF Interaction of Pathogenic Escherichia coli with the Host: Pathogenomics, Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance Edited by Tânia Aparecida Tardelli Gomes; Ulrich Dobrindt; Mauricio J. Mansky; Wei Zhang PDF Head & Neck Cancer and Esophageal Cancer: From Biosignatures to Therapeutics Edited by Victor C.

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From 2021 to 2022: Food Law Litigation and Regulation Update

National Law Center

At the beginning of 2021 the National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) published a blog post highlighting some of the major food. The post From 2021 to 2022: Food Law Litigation and Regulation Update appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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GAO Science and Tech Spotlight Describes Benefits of Synthetic Biology and Challenges Ahead

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GAO defines synthetic biology as “a multidisciplinary field of biotechnology that involves engineering the genetic material of organisms -- such as viruses, bacteria, yeast, plants, or animals -- to have new characteristics.” Opportunities include: Widely adaptable.

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Covert ops with added science: The Curie Society

Physics World

The second half of the comic deals with a specific mission, centred around biotechnology that could be of great benefit to humanity, but in the wrong hands could be dangerous. 2021 MIT Press 168pp $18.95pb. There is some hubris to the Curie Society deciding that its hands are the “right” ones and this is touched on but dismissed.

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'Badly Broken' Bayer postpones split to improve performance

Corp Watch

Corporation Bayer Image Image Products pharmaceuticals, v eterinary drugs, diagnostic imaging, general and specialty medicines, women's health products, over-the-counter drugs, pesticides, seeds, plant biotechnology. Application of Biotechnology for Functional Foods (Pew Initiative on Food & Biotechnology, May 2007).