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JUNE 18, 2025

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Scientific American

JULY 14, 2025

To make it more feasible, we are developing field-ready aids such as portable sequencing devices like biotechnology company Oxford Nanopore’s MinION, which local agencies or shellfish harvesters could use soon after satellite alerts flag potential risks.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Credit: Wikipedia This past week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued important orders in two closely-related environmental lawsuits previously decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Last Friday, the justices granted review in Diamond Alternative Energy v.

Clean Air Act

Physics World

JUNE 17, 2025

He expects the science community to “continue to push back” by writing and visiting members of Congress, many of whom support science, and “by speaking out to the public and encouraging various organizations to do that same”.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 19, 2025

Louis-based Monsanto Company, launched the era of biotechnology in agriculture. The convergence of chemistry and biotechnology in crop production was so valuable that Bayer purchased Monsanto in 2018 for $63 billion. In the years following World War Two, DDT introduced chemical pest-control into agriculture.

Biotechnology

National Law Center

JUNE 10, 2025

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Nanotech

JANUARY 31, 2025

The European Commission (EC) announced on January 29, 2025, that it launched a Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub to support companies — particularly start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) — in bringing innovative products to the European Union (EU) market and increase their competitiveness.

2025

National Law Center

JULY 24, 2025

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2013

Legal Planet

MARCH 10, 2025

EPAs efforts to regulate carbon emissions from powerplants have had a tortuous history, and were about to go through another round, with a rule from a Democratic Administration being repealed and replaced by a Trump rule.

Carbon Emissions

Nanotech

AUGUST 6, 2025

On July 1, 2025, the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) announced a new position paper and five-point action plan that will “help deliver a [European Union (EU)] Bioeconomy Strategy that supports the scale-up of bio-based chemistry, biomanufacturing, and achieve industrial transformation while adhering to planetary boundaries.”

2025

National Law Center

JULY 8, 2025

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 6, 2025

Nathan Wilson, a doctoral candidate with Lakehead University’s environmental and biotechnology program, is attempting to fish out the nuances of cyanobacteria in the waters of northwestern Ontario.

Biotechnology

National Law Center

JULY 24, 2025

The Ag & Food Law Update > Search Site Navigation About the Center Professional Staff Partners Research by Topic Center Publications Webinar Series State Compilations Farm Bill Resources Ag Law Bibliography Ag Law Glossary Ag Law Reporter General Resources 24 Jul The Feed: Vol.

Endangered Species Act

Legal Planet

MARCH 24, 2025

The federal government has traditionally worked to limit the risks and impacts of epidemics. At a time when scientists are increasingly worried about a possible H1N5 epidemic like the 1917 flu, the erosion of the U.S. public health system by the current Administration creates particular ground for alarm.

Government

Environmental News Bits

JULY 21, 2025

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Nanotech

JULY 25, 2025

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Environmental Protection

Nanotech

JULY 8, 2025

On June 6, 2025, the U.S.

Environmental Science

Nanotech

MARCH 10, 2025

The GC&E Conference, hosted by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute, is the premier global event for green chemistry and engineering. &C is a proud sponsor.

2025

Nanotech

APRIL 1, 2025

The European Commission (EC) began a public consultation on March 31, 2025, on the upcoming European Union (EU) Bioeconomy Strategy.

2025

Nanotech

MARCH 17, 2025

The Council of the European Union (EU) announced on March 14, 2025, that the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the EU (Coreper) endorsed the Councils negotiating mandate on the regulation on plants obtained by new genomic techniques (NGT) and their food and feed.

Regulations

Legal Planet

MAY 5, 2025

The Trump Administration is closing 25 scientific centers that monitor water levels across the U.S., which is vital information during floods and droughts. The centers also monitor aquifer levels and underground plumes of pollution. The government has canceled the leases for the centers, which will begin closing soon.

Government

National Law Center

JULY 21, 2025

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JULY 28, 2025

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Nanotech

JANUARY 7, 2025

Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on December 20, 2024, that the United States prevailed in its dispute under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) challenging certain Mexican biotechnology measures concerning genetically engineered (GE) corn.

Biotechnology

Nanotech

JANUARY 2, 2025

As reported in our May 18, 2020, memorandum, The post APHIS Restarts Permitting and Am I Regulated Processes for Products of Biotechnology appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. National Family Farm Coalition, et al. Vilsack (No. 3:21-cv-05695-JD).

Biotechnology

Nanotech

JULY 2, 2025

The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) announced on July 1, 2025, that it is gathering input to modernize U.S. biotechnology product regulation and create simpler, faster, science-based pathways to market.

Biotechnology

Nanotech

JULY 18, 2025

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on July 9, 2025, that it is updating its practices for reviewing petitions seeking a determination of nonregulated status for organisms altered or produced through genetic engineering (modified organisms) under 7 C.F.R.

2025

Nature

JUNE 16, 2025

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01888-1 After decades of pioneering institutional change in Chinese research, neuroscientist Rao Yi explains why US hesitation might offer China an opportunity to catch up internationally.

Biotechnology

National Law Center

JULY 10, 2025

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National Law Center

JULY 11, 2025

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Nanotech

MARCH 20, 2025

On March 14, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14236, rescinding 19 executive actions, including former President Bidens September 2022 EO 14081, Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy.

Biotechnology

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JUNE 16, 2025

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Physics World

APRIL 24, 2025

To minimize these risks, the researchers sought to develop a dissolvable pacemaker , which they introduced in Nature Biotechnology in 2021. Complications include infection, dislodgment, torn or damaged tissues, bleeding and blood clots. The dissolvable device also eliminates the need for bulky batteries and wires.

Biotechnology

Environmental News Bits

MAY 27, 2025

Advanced biotechnological tools towards achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) for mitigation of microplastics from environments: A review. Chauhan, C., Prakash, S., Kaushik, K., Singh, R., & Srivastav, A. Discover Sustainability, 6(1).

Biotechnology

National Law Center

AUGUST 5, 2025

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Scientific American

JULY 9, 2025

“We’re putting ourselves in the situation of sacrificing our place as the world leader in biotechnology and antiviral-drug development to other countries,” Harris said. ” Presenters and committee members at the event expressed concern that the halting of so much research could sink US leadership in science.

Biotechnology

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AUGUST 1, 2025

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