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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.”

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Frontiers ebook releases: April 2022

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Download the top ebook releases from this month, including special issues on the novel roles of platelets in health and disease, artificial intelligence applications in specialty crops , the impact of Covid on food and nutrition , highlights from the first year of Frontiers in Conservation Science , the effects of music on cognition and many more!

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GAO Publishes Science & Tech Spotlight on Biorecycling of Plastics

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At the federal level, depending on the specifics of the process, aspects of biorecycling or the wastes that may result from that process might be governed by statutes such as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the Microbial Products of Biotechnology Rule.

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From Curiosity to a Career: Tigers, Elephants, and Everything In Between

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I didn’t want to continue doing Physics at a Masters level and the only Biology programme that I was eligible for was Biotechnology, so that’s what I did! What would your advice be to a young female student starting in conservation now? I did a PhD in Ecology at UC San Diego, so I finally got there.”. You mentioned moving to the U.S.

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Frontiers: Social Media and RSS

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A Frontiers in Aging RSS @FrontAging Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience RSS @FrontNeurosci Frontiers in Agronomy RSS @FrontAgro Frontiers in Allergy RSS @FrontAllergy Frontiers in Analytical Science RSS @FrontAnalytSci Frontiers in Animal Science RSS @FrontAnimalSci Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics RSS @FrontMathsStats Frontiers in Artificial (..)

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Earth System Interventions for Sustainability

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Displacement of other responses : Some are concerned that new technological ESIs could undermine other efforts—such as greenhouse gas emissions reduction and habitat conservation—that address problems closer to their causes.

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Who will profit when territories of Europe’s predators overlap? Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

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They published their results in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Article link: [link] How sniffer dogs could help conserve endangered Tasmanian devils Effective captive breeding of endangered animals is largely about timing, but catching the right window is difficult.