Enlarge this image According to the law in most states, health care providers own patients’ medical records. But federal privacy law governs…
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Report For Defense Department Ranks Top Threats From ‘Synthetic Biology’
by Nell Greenfieldboyce June 19, 2018Enlarge this image Modern tools of biology could allow someone to recreate a dangerous virus, such as smallpox, from scratch. Dr. Hans…
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Enlarge this image Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb tweeted Tuesday that he is ready to implement a right-to-try law “in a…
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Enlarge this image The Government Accountability Office will investigate potential abuses of the Orphan Drug Act. Ron Cogswell/Flickr hide caption toggle caption…
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More than 30 years ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed a landmark health bill aimed at motivating pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs for…
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WATCH: Mantis Shrimp’s Incredible Eyesight Yields Clues For Detecting Cancer
by NPR November 15, 2016YouTube Mantis shrimp, a group of aggressive, reef-dwelling crustaceans, take more than one first-place ribbon in the animal kingdom. Outwardly, they resemble…
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Enlarge this image Virginijus Siksnys, Giedrius Gasiunas, Tomas Sinkunas and Tautvydas Karvelis study CRISPR systems at the Institute of Biotechnology in Lithuania.…
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Enlarge this image A multi-million dollar effort to produce a test to guide treatment for a potentially lethal skin cancer recently fell…