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The nanotech and Singularity obsessed NEw York artist currently has a show exhibiting - the interview is quirky and SciFi, the art mezmerizingThe nanotech and Singularity obsessed NEw York artist currently has a show exhibiting... more
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Bangalore Nano event is the premier event for research fraternity and industry to come together and explore emerging opportunities in Nanotechnology sector. 3rd Bangalore Nano will offer an unparalleled opportunity for Business networking and for knowledge sharing in the exciting field of NanotechnologyBangalore Nano event is the premier event for research fraternity and industry to come... more
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The article has listed 50 forward thinking nanotech blogs. They cover everything from the basics to topics you’ll need a technical dictionary to understand.
Link: http://becomingacomputertechnician.com/?page_id=98The article has listed 50 forward thinking nanotech blogs. They cover everything from... more
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In what is being hailed as a major victory for workers in the biotech and nanotech fields, a former scientist with pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has been awarded $1.37 million for being fired after raising the alarm over researchers being infected with a genetically engineered "AIDS-like" virus.
Becky McClain, a molecular biologist from Deep River, Connecticut, filed a lawsuit against Pfizer in 2007, claiming she had been wrongly terminated for complaining about faulty safety equipment that allowed a "dangerous lentivirus" to infect her and some of her colleagues.
The Hartford Courant describes the virus as "similar to the one that can lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS." Health experts testified that the virus has affected the way McClain's body processes potassium, which they say causes McClain to suffer complete paralysis as often as a dozen times per month, the Courant reports.
McClain's lawsuit (PDF) asserted that Pfizer had interfered with her right to free speech, and that she should have been protected from retaliation by whistleblower legislation.
Pfizer challenged her assertion, claiming McClain only started complaining about safety problems once her employment was terminated, the Associated Press reports. Pfizer also claimed to have investigated McClain's claims about safety violations and found them to be untrue, according to the New London Day.
On Thursday, a jury in a US District Court in Connecticut disagreed with Pfizer, granting McClain the $1.37 million, as well as punitive damages, meaning the total amount could be much greater.
The WorkersCompensation.com Web site says the ruling is being "considered the first successful employee claim in the biotech and nanotech industry."
Workers' rights advocates are pointing to the McClain lawsuit as "evidence that risks caused by cutting-edge genetic manipulation have outstripped more slowly evolving government regulation of laboratories," reports the Courant.In what is being hailed as a major victory for workers in the biotech and nanotech... more
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Destroying our food to serve the corporate benefactors who fill their campaign coffers. Is our biodiversity and health worth that?
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One reason consumers shop for things that are certified organic is to avoid the ubiquitous and unlabeled genetically engineered and nanotech products that have filled stores in recent years.
After so many years of beating back attempts to contaminate organic with untested technologies, it is very discouraging to learn that the USDA under Obama, just like under Clinton and Bush, is still trying to help industry destroy organic.
A recent report issued by the USDA Foreign Agriculture Information Network, The Unexplored Potential of Organic-Biotech Production, argues "Governments should change their regulations to allow producers to gain organic certification for biotech crops grown with organic methods."
The National Organic Standards Board has been considering an official ban on nanotechnology in organic, but feels stymied by their concern that “Under the current definition, most nanotechnology would not fall into the category of excluded methods.”
Genetically modified organisms are not safe. They have been linked to thousands of toxic and allergenic reactions, thousands of sick, sterile, and dead livestock, and damage to virtually every organ and system studied in lab animals.
Nanotechnology is also very dangerous. Early scientific evidence indicates that some nanomaterials produce free radicals which destroy or mutate DNA and can cause damage to the liver and kidneys.
Every day, new evidence of the dangers of nanotechnology emerge:
* Workplace nanoparticle exposure was linked to seven cases of serious and progressive lung disease in China – including two patient deaths.
* Nanoparticles present in a chemical found in sunscreens - titanium dioxide - are being studies for their connection to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Please use the form below to tell the USDA that you (1) oppose their cynical attempt to promote genetic engineering as potentially organic and (2) want the National Organic Standards Board to take a strong stand against the use of nanotechnology in organic.Destroying our food to serve the corporate benefactors who fill their campaign... more
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