The Harlem DNA Lab is the result of a collaboration between the New York City
Department of Education and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. …
Day: October 10, 2008
NEWS: Imagine Science Film Festival
The festival kicks off on Oct. 16 with “Science in Fiction,” a panel discussion
on the relationship between science and fiction in cinema, moderated by NPR’s
Science Friday host Ira Flatow. The festival will show 24 shorts in competition,
and several feature films. All screenings are free of charge. …
NEWS: Chemistry Nobel for green fluorescent protein
Green fluorescent protein (GFP) has won its discoverer and early developers the
2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. …
Crunch paves way for pharma deals
According to a new Datamonitor report, cash-rich drugmakers are poised to take
advantage of the credit crunch, in part because they didn’t
overdose on the cheap debt that has trapped so many companies now that credit
has dried up. …
Experts: Pfizer spun Neurontin data
The Neurontin accusations emerge at a time when more and more drugmakers have
come under scrutiny for their handling of research data. …