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08/18/2017 / By Russel Davis

Effort to promote personalized cancer treatments could also open the door to deadly bioweapons development

The search for cancer cure through cutting-edge technology and rigorous initiatives such as Joe Biden’s cancer moonshot may one day backfire and give way to a new wave of warfare using personalized bioweapons, an expert warned. John Sotos, chief medical officer at Intel, cautioned that while such a medical breakthrough may prove beneficial, the resulting output may in […]

07/19/2017 / By Russel Davis

Off-the-shelf DNA can be used to manufacture biological weapons, stunned scientists discover

A team of researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada have successfully recreated a virus known as horsepox, which contains similar characteristics as smallpox. According to the research team, the goal of the process was to improve the current techniques in vaccine development and improve public safety. However, the researchers did not disclose how they carried out […]

05/29/2017 / By Russel Davis

FDA extends public comment period on genetically engineered foods and animals… post your comments here

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended its Request for Comment period on genome edited foods and animals. The move aims to continue gaining public input on the draft revised guidance about the agency’s stance on human and animal foods derived from plants that have undergone genome editing. The federal agency has also extended the comment period for the draft guidance regarding the […]

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