The EPA has announced it will set standards for wastewater discharges resulting from coalbed methane extraction and shale gas extraction and issue a proposed rule for each in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Shale gas extraction has grown to comprise nearly 15% of US natural gas production. Wastewater from such extractions cannot be directly discharged into […]
Critics of the FBI’s planned upgrade to its Codis system, which generates the individual genetic profiles stored in a national DNA database, shared their doubts at the Promega 22nd International Symposium on Human Identification earlier this month. The FBI has decided to increase the number of genetic markers, known as core loci, Codis uses to […]
Agricultural R&D is increasing after years of stagnation. As the price of food, measured in real terms, fell over the last 20 years, so did R&D investment. However, demand increased, leading to lower productivity. R&D is critical to address the growing scarcity of water, soil and other natural resources. DNA sequencing and bioinformatics are among […]
Global semiconductor capital equipment spending should reach $43.5 billion in 2011, a 7.1% increase from 2010, but will stall for the rest of this year and into next, dropping 19.2% to $35.2 billion in 2012. Gartner predicts that the capital spending decline will be due to too much electronics inventory and weak demand because of […]
In September, the FDA provided Congress with its mandated report on the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN). The FDA said FERN will help it adhere to lab-related specifications in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FERN unites US federal, state and local food-testing labs into a network able to handle food contamination emergencies. FERN manages […]
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011 was published in September. The report examined R&D trends over the last ten years. One trend noted by the report was that in 2009 the business sector accounted for the majority of R&D expenditures, measured as a percentage of GERD (gross […]
The US has improved its response to public health emergencies, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released this month. State public health labs have strengthened their efforts in identifying and reporting disease-causing bacteria. In 2010, a total of 142 Laboratory Response Network (LRN) labs could test for biological agents, up […]
The new US America Invents Act makes several changes to the US patent system that are designed to limit legal battles. The Act will forgo the “first to invent” approach in favor of “first to file,” which is similar to other countries’ systems. Some critics believe that this approach could lead to firms scrambling to […]
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this month urges the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) to work together to improve data collection and risk assessment for antibiotic-resistant bacteria in food animals. The GAO stated that since its initial 2004 recommendations, the HHS and USDA have collected data separately and […]
A US National Academy of Sciences report suggesting ways for universities to avoid budget cuts should be released by year end. According to Nature, which spoke with some members of the panel preparing the report, researchers may be urged to scrimp by sharing equipment, facilities and management duties with each other and with other research […]
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