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Safeguarding Benchtop DNA Synthesis

Benchtop DNA synthesizers could become more ubiquitous, and it’s up to policymakers to chart the way forward The genetic blueprints for humans, plants, disease-causing bacteria, and all other living things…

07.14.21 | 2 min read
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Countering Climate Change With Renewable Energy Technologies

Renewable energy technologies, such as advanced biofuels for transportation, are key for U.S. efforts to mitigate climate change Climate change is bringing about rising temperatures, which have significant negative impacts…

07.08.21 | 4 min read
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FAS launches new Science Council in collaboration with Congressman Bill Foster

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federation of American Scientists (FAS), in collaboration with Congressman Bill Foster (D, IL-11) and his office, has launched a new Science Council to: Scale up the…

06.22.21 | 4 min read
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COVID-19, advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing, and the U.S. supply chain

Innovative manufacturing techniques can expand the production of drugs and medical supplies in the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruptions in global supply chains, and policymakers are now strategizing…

06.17.21 | 5 min read
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Federally-supported initiatives aim to reduce maternal mortality and shed light on the effects of therapeutics on pregnant and lactating women

Each year about 700 women die from pregnancy or birth complications in the U.S., the worst maternal mortality rate out of all industrialized countries. The need to improve U.S. rates…

06.01.21 | 4 min read
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