Row over plan to treat plants as 'pesticides.'

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The US Environment Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to bring toxic producing genetically engineered plants within its regulatory boundaries has raised a controversy. The regulation entails mandatory approval for plant pesticides for late-stage development and marketing. Eleven organisations including the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the American Society for Microbiology believe EPA's conclusion to be unscientific. Other agencies, such as the Biotechnology Industry Association and the Environmental Defense Fund support the EPA.

Health aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Plants, Plants (Organisms), United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Plant genetic engineering

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$100m payout after drug data withheld

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Knoll Pharmaceutical of New Jersey, a pharmaceutical company and subsidiary of BASF of Germany, is to pay almost $100 million in an out of court settlement to patients who have taken Synthroid an anti-hypothyroidism drug. The company is said to have suppressed research findings showing that the drug was no more effective than cheaper drugs. Consumer activists have complained that the settlement to around five million patients is too small.

Compromise and settlement, Settlements (Law), Finance, Knoll Pharmaceutical Co.

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Genome panel defends researchers' - and families' - interests

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The organization coordinating the work of genome researchers has been criticized for its latest recommendations. It wants scientists to retain the ability to gather further information about DNA samples from subjects' medical records. The ethics committee of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) wants research samples to be stored and used for other research, but it has strong reservations about the irreversible stripping of information.

Usage, Ethical aspects, Medical records, Human Genome Organization

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