Nikola Tesla stands as a poster boy for inventors, scientists, doctors and
educators of all kinds whose ideas and life’s work is dismissed because it is
found to be too beneficial to mankind, and not lucrative enough for big
business. …
The resulting isothermal RCA-LAMP reaction increases speed significantly over
the comparable hyperbranching method and improves convenience for field
applications where thermal cycling may be difficult. …
“I don’t think what’s being announced will protect humans and the environment from all the potential risks that a genetically engineered animal may pose,” said Jaffe of the Center for Science in the Public Interest [and he’s avidly pro-GM!]
Families in Argentina are saying GlaxoSmithKline tricked them into participating
in an experimental vaccine trial by telling them their children were receiving
medical treatment …
“Regardless of the cause, publication bias harms the public good by impairing
the ability of clinicians and patients to make informed clinical decisions, and
the ability of scientists to design safer and more efficient trials based on
past findings,” the authors wrote. “Publication bias can thus be considered a
form of scientific misconduct.” …
“Our findings indicate that each year, reasonably healthy women spend billions
of dollars on drugs in the hope of preventing heart attacks, but that scientific
evidence supporting their hope does not exist,” …
“When the FDA says ‘we think you ought to consider’ something, that should not
be viewed as a suggestion, but as a mandate,” he explains. “Companies are
foolish if they don’t follow what the FDA has suggested.” A biotech takes on
significant and unnecessary risk if it doesn’t follow an FDA suggestion or
proactively address the FDA’s concerns. …
While genetic engineering is common in the food industry, a number of biotechs
are also using the science to produce hormones and antibodies that can be used
therapeutically. …
Fortunately, AGBIOS, a Canadian company with vast experience in public safety
and risk assessment of biotechnology products, has taken upon itself to deliver
an online repository of knowledge about these important organisms. …
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This year’s report from the Attorney General’s Office showed that Vermont
doctors received $3.1 million in gifts and donations from the pharmaceutical and
medical industry — an increase of 33 percent over the previous year. …