Nanowire Biocompatibility In The Brain: So Far So Good Oct 23, 2009
22, 2009) The biological safety of nanotechnology, in other words, how the body reacts to nanoparticles, is a hot topic ... To study the biological safety -- the biocompatibility -- of these electrodes, the scientists first produced nanowires that were then mixed into a fluid that was injected into the rat brains. (Science Daily)
Editorial: UGA has lost credibility on biosafety Jul 23, 2009
University of Georgia officials seem to want to characterize the institution's latest flaunting of a biological safety regulation as a minor infraction, and maybe it is. However, the incident carries major repercussions, inasmuch as it raises real questions about the school's commitment to ensuring the well-being of its host community. (Athens Banner-Herald)
UW chancellor to hire more officers to review backlogged campus research Jun 5, 2009
But the Office of Biological Safety, which conducts investigations for the committee to review, did not have enough staff members to visit laboratories using biological materials that require low-level safety precautions and visited only a limited number of labs subject to more stringent safety standards last year, according to the committee s letter ... Part of the reason for the glut of cases is the National Institutes of Health required UW-Madison to review all of its biological safety... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Speeding up vaccine making urged in China May 30, 2009
"Since the A/H1N1 epidemic first broke out overseas one month ago, our prevention work has proven to be effective and has been carried out in an orderly manner," said Li when he visited a lab for biological safety under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. As of Friday, 21 confirmed cases involve eight provinces and municipalities of the Chinese mainland: Six in Guangdong, five in Beijing, four in Shanghai, two in Fujian, and one each in Hunan, Shandong, Sichuan and Zhejiang. (Xinhuanet, China)
