News: Nanotech sets sail Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 8th November 2007 03:53 PM GMT] This week, Planktos, a nanotech company with the lofty goal of reducing carbon emissions, finally set sail. Planktos aims to reduce carbon emissions by releasing huge amounts of iron into the ocean, with the hope that plankton will take up that ... Click to continue View comments (2) | Comment on this news story News: NJ nixes stem cell research Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 7th November 2007 02:28 PM GMT] New Jersey voters nixed Governor Jon Corzine's proposal to borrow $450 million over 10 years to fund stem cell research yesterday (November 6). Voters defeated the measure by a 53-47 margin. ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: Remembering Reich Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 5th November 2007 05:06 PM GMT] In case you missed it, Saturday (Nov 3) marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Wilhelm Reich, who passed away in federal prison. He was serving out a two year sentence for ignoring an injunction obtained by the Food and Drug Administration that ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: The PhD pause - longer than ever? Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 2nd November 2007 05:51 PM GMT] Last night (Nov 1), Princeton president Shirley Tilghman elicited an audible response from an audience at the Chemical Heritage Foundation when she announced that the average age at which ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: Huntingdon lab spared in court Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 2nd November 2007 03:30 PM GMT] A New Jersey court has ruled that an animal rights group cannot file a civil lawsuit against Huntingdon Life Sciences, a contract research organization in the U.S. and U.K. that has ... Click to continue Comment on this news story

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