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日経バイオテク2月17日号「Food Science」、Agent Orangeが使われる？、米国、遺伝子組換えの新品種に反対�
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2014-2-20 5:14)
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米国で今、新しいタイプの遺伝子組換え除草剤耐性作物に反対運動が起きている。複数の除草剤に耐性を持つ品種で、2,4−D（2,4−ジクロロフェノキシ酢酸）にも耐性がある。2,4−Dは枯れ葉剤「Agent Orange」にも含まれていた成分。そのために、運動家はベトナムの悲劇と合衆国政府や企業の姿勢をダブらせて、遺伝子組換え技術反対につなげようとしている。
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日経バイオテク2月17日号「業界こぼれ話」、「アビガン」承認に仕込まれた“時限爆弾”
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2014-2-20 5:10)
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富山化学工業のインフルエンザ治療薬「アビガン錠200mg」（ファビピラビル、開発コード：T-705）が、2月3日に開催された薬事・食品衛生審議会の医薬品第二部会を通過した。申請から約3年が経過しているが、これでアビガンの近日中の承認が確実になった。
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Robots with human-like brains to take on Mars unaided
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 5:00)
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Processors used in gaming and supercomputers could give robots much more human-like minds, enabling them to navigate the skies and explore Mars autonomously
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Spinning wind turbines spark clockwork lightning
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 4:30)
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The rotating blades of wind turbines trigger regular lightning bolts that can blast 2 kilometres up into the atmosphere
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Baby universe rumbled with thunder of Higgs bubbles
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 4:00)
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Sonic booms made as the Higgs boson boiled into being could point to new physics if gravitational wave detectors can find the ripples they left behind
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Britons need to accept their new climate
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 3:00)
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The increasing likelihood of extreme weather events poses big challenges for the UK. Fortunately, there are some unexpected precedents
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Honeybee trade is hotbed for carrying disease into wild
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 3:00)
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Lethal viruses which could play havoc with the wild insects that pollinate crops are being spread by honeybees bred for trade
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 2:45)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: UK's flood choices, monkey mind control, Earth's next asteroid strike, blind mice see the light and more
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NHS plans leave 'anonymous' medical data vulnerable
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 2:11)
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Anonymising the medical records of everyone in England would not keep them safe from prying eyes, as individuals could still be identified
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Blind mice see the light after simple drug therapy
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 2:00)
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Progress has been made towards reversing age-related blindness with stem cells or gene therapy– but a drug may offer a simpler, and safer, approach
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