November 3, 2003 Comments Off on States flock to biotech like gamblers to lottery tickets Posted in: General Biotechnology States flock to biotech like gamblers to lottery tickets Florida lawmakers last month approved a $310 million biotech research center proposed by Gov. Jeb Bush just three months ago. New York launched a media campaign in September to woo more biotech investors. In the past two years, New Mexico, Kentucky and Arkansas started venture-capital funds […]
October 31, 2003 Comments Off on In Initial Finding, FDA Calls Cloned Animals Safe as Food Posted in: General Biotechnology In Initial Finding, FDA Calls Cloned Animals Safe as Food Milk and meat from cloned animals are safe to consume, the Food and Drug Administration has tentatively concluded, a finding that could eventually clear the way for such products to reach supermarket shelves and for cloning to be widely used to breed livestock.