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Cannabis Cures Cancer According to National Cancer Research Institute

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:27:39 +0000

As well as being a great textile and biofuel, Marijuana was championed this week by government researchers as being effective at arresting and reversing Cancers.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page1

Beyond Boundaries author Miguel Nicolelis on Daily Show

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:29:25 +0000

Pushing the future of biomechanical interfaces to assist the handicapped.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-29-2011/miguel-nicolelis

DC Science and Engineering Fair this weekend looking for judges

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:57:39 +0000

The DC Science and Engineering Fair is this weekend and they’re looking for judges, so I thought I’d send it your way. I won’t be able to make it, but looks like a fun way to volunteer some time to future nerds.

http://www.dcsef.com/Judging.html

First Issue of Citizen Science Quarterly finished…

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:55:25 +0000

http://citizensciencequarterly.com/

First issue ready, second issue awaiting submissions.

WAMU Hosts Conversation on DIY-Bio and Community Labs

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:20:16 +0000

Just in today… Should rebroadcast in the afternoon cycle and become posted at this link as webcast,

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-03-22/do-it-yourself-biology

Will Government Regulate Access to Individual Genomic Data?

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:14:18 +0000

This article at ArsTechnica brings into question late crack-downs on small labs offering personal genomic analysis..

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/08/should-we-regulate-peoples-access-to-their-own-genome-data.ars

Open Science Summit, July 29-31, in person or live webcast

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:15:05 +0000

Was just checking out our friends at the Foresight Institute and came upon this information…

“The Open Science Summit on July 29-31 in Berkeley is looking better and better.

Topics include OpenPCR, DIY biology, open source hardware, brain preservation, synthetic biology, gene patents, open data, open access journals, reputation engines, crowd-funding and microfinance for science, citizen science, biohacking, open source biodefense, cure entrepreneurs, open source drug discovery, patent pools, tech transfer, and much more.

Here’s some advance media coverage:

http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2010/07/07/the-open-science-shift/

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2010/07/diy-biotechnologists-go-looking-for-a-bigger-garage/59701/

If you can’t attend in person, watch the webcast live at:

http://fora.tv/live/open_science/open_science_summit_2010

Put it on your calendar now! Or we’ll hope to see you in person, especially for the session where Christine Peterson is speaking: “Safety and Security Concerns, Open Source Biodefense” at 5:15 PM on Friday. “

2 More Public Summits with BioEthics.gov

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:07:49 +0000

The Federal Policy Makers have 2 more public forums to be held later this summer/fall.
Future Meetings
September 13-14 in Philadelphia,Pa.

November 16-17 in Atlanta, Ga.

Read the Agenda, Check out the Synthetic Biology background paper and make your voice heard if so called.

http://www.bioethics.gov/

10 Top Mad Scientists - Via Science Channel Top 10’s

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:35:08 +0000

Do you agree?

http://science.discovery.com/top-ten/2008/mad-scientists/mad-scientists.html

Presidential Summit on BioEthics

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:08:14 +0000

The Presidential Summit on BioEthics met last week with Drew Endy, Rob Carlson and others addressing the Obama Administration.

Flash Video’s available

http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/bioethics/100708/