WATCHDOG ON SCIENCE

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447011276476951882012-01-23T01:50:15.447-08:00WATCHDOG ON SCIENCEwatchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.comBlogger3671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-90154601050365826622011-09-29T08:13:00.000-07:002011-09-29T08:13:32.875-07:00Congentital Lyme Disease Induces Autism

A report by FOX news reports on congenital Lyme Disease having the potential to cause autism in children: http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-treating-lyme-induced-autism-20110926-001,0,65417.premiumvideo

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-32796298688993896462011-09-25T17:08:00.000-07:002011-09-25T17:08:31.286-07:00Pfizer Biotech Whistleblower Speaks Out

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-89251079853724942942011-09-13T11:39:00.000-07:002011-09-13T11:39:03.031-07:00Public Health and Safety_Biotech Worker Made Ill from Unsafe Biotech Laboratories at Univ of Chicago

University of Chicago Microbiologist Infected From Possible Lab Accident by Jocelyn Kaiser on 12 September 2011, 5:17 PM http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/09/university-of-chicago-microbiologist.html?ref=hp Another laboratory-acquired infection may have occurred in a University of Chicago building where 2 years ago a researcher contracted plague and later died. Late last month

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-60410719120707368242011-09-13T11:13:00.000-07:002011-09-13T11:13:44.886-07:00Transparancy Lacking on Human Clinical Trials in America

Commission builds database of scientific trialshttp://blog.bioethics.gov/2011/08/30/commission-builds-database-of-scientific-trials/ Written by John Donnelly on August 30, 2011 One basic issue in today’s federally funded research involving human subjects around the world: There’s no single database. Dr. Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania and Chair of the Presidential

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-79350339246085635642011-09-08T12:04:00.000-07:002011-09-08T12:07:55.875-07:00Protests against Dangerous Biolab in Boston

WILPF Boston is active in the Stop the Bioterror Lab Coalition anchored by Safety Net Roxbury and composed of several groups and concerned individuals. The Boston University Level 4 Lab would be the 5th or 6th known level 4 lab in the US. These labs are intended to research the most deadly microorganisms known for which there are no cures. Unfortunately, most of the agents listed in the Request

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-66492469710238849552011-09-07T09:03:00.000-07:002011-09-07T09:03:00.636-07:00Enemy of EPA_Whistleblower Marsha Coleman

High Price Of Blowing The Whistle On EPA Marsha Coleman blew the whistle on the U. S. government colluding and protecting corporate misdoings in South Africa where men were knowingly killed by an occupational disease caused by vanadium poisoning. http://www.npr.org/2011/09/06/140214594/high-price-of-blowing-the-whistle-on-epa

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-41560456028562177762011-09-07T06:51:00.000-07:002011-09-07T06:51:27.296-07:00Laboratory Safety Lacking in California

One dead in chemical blast at Menlo Park firm Rachel Gordon, Chronicle Staff Writer Sept. 3, 2011 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/02/BAL21KVRFL.DTL&tsp=1 A body is brought out and another person injured after an explosion at 4:15pm atMenlo Science and Technology Park in Menlo Park, Ca., on Friday, September 2, 2011. Fire chief Harold Schapelhouman said that the

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-65705925419081231202011-08-18T13:07:00.000-07:002011-08-18T13:07:15.846-07:00Concerns for Public Health and Safety and Social Implications of Synthetic Biology

See link below for video testimonies: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/bioethics/100708/globe_show/default_go_archive.cfm?gsid=1380&type=flv&test=0&live=0

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-15013893240366627262011-08-13T20:57:00.000-07:002011-08-13T20:57:57.184-07:00Video Purposely Ignores Public Health and Safety Issues in Synthetic Biology

Here is a rather propagandized video which is written to advocate for synthetic biology while leaving out many critical issues. The most blatant omission is the public health and safety issues surrounding synthetic biology. The world of biology doesn’t behave like a sky scraper like these engineers believe. But rather, biology is dynamic with some predictable and many unpredictable

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-2628288997810560642011-08-03T08:32:00.000-07:002011-08-03T08:32:41.517-07:00OSHA LACKS PROTECTION FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS

Protection Lags for Workers Who Report Hazards on the Job By Myron Levin posted on June 23, 2010 http://www.fairwarning.org/2010/06/protection-lags-for-workers-who-report-hazards-on-the-job/

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-52479393043532481502011-07-09T20:52:00.000-07:002011-07-09T20:57:06.252-07:00Scientific Misconduct in Cancer Research_Duke University, Yale University, NIH & FDA

Researchers rush to make money off biotechnology & kill patient An article by the New York Times tells a story of a combination of bad science and scientific misconduct involving Duke University, Yale University, FDA and NIH resulting in the death of a cancer patient. See story: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/health/research/08genes.html?_r=1&hp

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-50746613218913034452011-07-09T20:18:00.000-07:002011-07-09T20:18:15.955-07:00MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEW

referrence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PKjF7OumYo&feature=player_embedded#at=265

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-30465711153975441952011-07-06T07:25:00.000-07:002011-07-06T07:25:27.461-07:00Dangers with Nanoparticles Must Be Monitored

ACOEM Issues Guidance Document for Occupational Exposure to Nanomaterials July 5, 2011 Little is known about the effects of nanoparticles on the human body. That, coupled with the growing research data indicating adverse health effects on animals, has prompted the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine to offer recommendations on exposure monitoring, controls, and medical

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-35172296092806352782011-07-05T19:06:00.000-07:002011-07-05T19:06:10.370-07:00Unethical Manipulation of Electronic Medical Records by Adventist Health System and Cerner

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-39699796056230075852011-06-20T07:39:00.000-07:002011-06-20T10:48:07.375-07:00It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Bug! No...It's a DRONE!

The way the world is fighting wars and collecting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance has entered into a new era of sophistication. The drone, the unmanned aircraft, is making it happen. But what is impacting the new drone technology is size. Because size matters. And when it comes to the drone world, the smaller the size…the better. And drones are getting smaller and smaller,

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-296728607340679972011-06-12T08:37:00.001-07:002011-06-12T08:37:52.003-07:00Face Transplant Attempted on Mauled Woman

http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2011/06/10/woman-mauled-by-chimp-receives-new-face/?mod=WSJBlog

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-40809029524849206702011-06-11T20:28:00.000-07:002011-06-11T20:28:23.982-07:00Genetically Engineered Cows Produce Human Milk_No Safety Studies for Children

Genetically modified cows have been engineered to produce a human lysozyme in their milk. This milk is headed for commercial futures, intended for children. The American public will have no choice of consumption or understandings of the milk's bad health effects since genetically engineered foods are not mandated to be labeled . Adequate safety studies are not provided to the public. http://

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-72919342820121185092011-06-11T19:55:00.000-07:002011-06-11T19:55:17.719-07:00Workers are Injured and Then TAXED

Injured workers face many challenges. The pain of being injured and the need to recover from the injury are already a lot to deal with. Financial uncertainty is also a factor, as many workers experience the anxiety of not knowing how they'll be able to cover all of their bills without a regular paycheck. Workers' compensation and Social Security disability benefits are supposed to ease that

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-81877086392032078692011-06-11T13:56:00.000-07:002011-06-11T13:56:58.136-07:00Historical Footage of rDNA Research City Council Hearings in Cambridge, MA

MIT Tech TV http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/fromthevault/videos/11570-hypothetical-risk-cambridge-city-councils-hearings-on-recombinant-dna-research-1976

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-34680647819950223512011-06-11T12:43:00.000-07:002011-06-11T12:43:55.839-07:00Sprouts, organic farming and many unanswered questions

Government officials point to an organic farm as the source of German deadly E.coli despite the fact that all laboratory tests from the farm's food was negative for the E.coli. Epidemilogical evidence was used instead to pinpoint the specific farm as the source of the deadly bacteria from contaminated sprouts. But the question remains, how did the farm become contaiminated in the first place.

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-87398866777246845322011-06-09T06:17:00.000-07:002011-06-09T06:17:58.694-07:00Sell out of Academia_Pfizer Buys Academia (part 3)

Pfizer (the biggest drug dealer in the world) again announces a pay off to infiltrate into publically funded academic labs in an effort to develop their pipeline for profit-making drug. Tax payer- funded academic research laboratories all over the country are being mixed in the pot for profit making deals for industry. Who comes out the winner? Not taxpayers who pay out billions of dollars for

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-10038997876202966432011-06-08T08:24:00.000-07:002011-06-08T08:24:35.248-07:00Protecting Your Genetic Code

Are you concerned about your rights for genetic privacy? Can your genetic information be misused? Can your genetic code be used to discriminate against you? Is your genetic code being distributed without your permission? http://www.councilforresponsiblegenetics.org/genewatch/GeneWatchPage.aspx?pageId=342http://www.geneticequity.org/index.php?l=widgets/pdf_viewer&id=1170http://

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-91345265713268107472011-06-07T17:42:00.000-07:002011-06-07T17:42:21.269-07:00Healthcare Services and the Disabled

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-49578509265886611702011-06-07T13:53:00.000-07:002011-06-07T13:53:54.280-07:00Occupational Health Nurses Undermine Worker Health

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING AND THE QUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL AUTHORITY authors: ELAINE DRAPER, JOSEPH LADOU & DAN J. TENNENHOUSE NEW SOLUTIONS, Vol. 21(1) 57-88, 2011 ABSTRACT Occupational health nurses provide most of the in-plant health care services in U.S. industry but have dubious credentials to provide care for many of the injuries and illnesses they encounter. The nurses work directly

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-59712173512935395662011-06-02T09:41:00.000-07:002011-06-02T09:58:43.060-07:00Deadly E. Coli Strain Kills throughout German_Source Unknown

A highly lethal strain of E. Coli that kills victims by inflicting acute kidney falure has hit Germany. At least 1500 people have succumbed to serous illness from the biological agent with at least 16 people already dead. It is serious. It is a mystery. The E. Coli strain has been found to secrete a more potent form of a shiga toxin. The E. Coli will cling to a person's intestinal wall and

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-54628905306370483562011-05-23T19:54:00.000-07:002011-05-23T19:54:15.251-07:00Deadly New Emerging Illness in Children_Nodding Disease

http://casesblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/nodding-disease-sudan-and-ugandas.html

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-18197545359241540142011-05-23T10:13:00.000-07:002011-05-23T10:13:13.398-07:00Leadership, Power and Women

Leadership, Power and Women Becky A. McClain November 21, 2009 I find it ironic that in a crowded room full of women who had been lured to a talk entitled “Stepping into Power: How to Get it and How to Use It”, the lone person dozing off at the event was the only man in attendance. Sponsored by a professional women networking group called the Lower Connecticut Valley Branch of the American

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-53848035552572075172011-05-17T18:25:00.000-07:002011-05-17T18:25:03.934-07:00Silicon Valley Injured Workers Unite

Why We Are Building a Global Movement to Challenge the Chip Ted Smith Features OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2010 PUBLISHED BY ASIA MONITOR RESOURCE CENTRE LTD ☯ HONG KONG ☯ ISSUE 77 ☯ OCT 2010–DEC 2010 For more than four decades, people in Silicon Valley in California, United States, have known that the manu- facture of computer chips requires many toxic chemicals and that workers have been

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-12460033524828053672011-05-17T07:47:00.000-07:002011-05-17T07:47:20.957-07:00Genetically Engineered Food Toxin Found in Human Blood Samples

Discovery of Bt insecticide in human blood proves GMO toxin a threat to human health, study finds by Jonathan Benson, staff writer http://www.naturalnews.com/032407_Bt_insecticide_GMOs.html (NaturalNews) The biotechnology industry's house of cards appears to be crumbling, as a new study out of the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, recently found Bt toxin, a component of certain

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-74795566441494880102011-05-16T22:47:00.000-07:002011-05-17T16:31:52.013-07:00Misuse of Public Funds for Scientific Research

Certain universities are misusing public funds for scientific research. These universities, funded by the tax-payers dime, are networking and conducting scientific research to develope and increase “for-profit” pharmaceutical pipelines. Thus enters a new world of academic industrialization of science, a relationship that makes for a conflict of interest not benefiting the public. It is not in

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-60636261880917676762011-04-17T08:58:00.000-07:002011-04-17T09:00:38.072-07:00Gulf Coast Shrimper "Disrupts the Peace" at BP

Diane Wilson, injured worker activist and environmental activist protests at BP annual meeting. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/apr/14/protesters-bp-agm BP executives faced angry protesters as shareholders prepared to vote at its annual meeting in London, which is taking place a few days before the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Fishermen and women from the

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-25298549980450867262011-04-17T07:24:00.000-07:002011-04-17T07:24:30.482-07:00Obama Is Disconnected

Is Obama disconnected? I could not believe my ears what I heard recently on TV from a major news channel last Thursday, April 14th. Barack Obama was caught making an offline statement that the White House is 30 years behind in its computer technology and that he was disappointed. Obama complained of having consistent computer problems and was troubled about it. He could not understand this

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-6668954790941445372011-04-14T20:57:00.000-07:002011-04-14T20:57:41.631-07:00CONNECTICUT: DEADLY SAFETY PROBLEMS AT YALE

Safety Problems Haunt Connecticut Yale University Senior, Michele Dufault, 22-year old died Wednesday April 6, 2011 in a lab accident after her hair got caught into a lathe while working alone. Safety protections for workers in Connecticut are weak. Worker's Memorial Day, April 28th. State Capitol at noon Injured Workers Unite For more: http://online.wsj.com/article/

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-4274787864038265292011-04-13T12:07:00.000-07:002011-04-13T12:07:02.862-07:00Biological Research Laboratories Can Cause Dangerous and Lethal Human Infections

Researchers must be wary of infections By Blythe Bernhard / St. Louis Post-Dispatch The death of a scientist who caught the plague in a laboratory in 2009 shook the disease research community. It was the first such death of a researcher, and 50 years since the last known lab-acquired case of plague. For the more than 500,000 people who work in laboratories in the United States, occupational

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-79061196828856379992011-04-13T05:44:00.000-07:002011-04-13T05:44:07.018-07:00Lethal Dangers in Biological Research Laboratories

Researcher Dies from Work-Related Exposure to a Weaken Form of the Plague Bacterium http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/305/14/1403.full "Under certain environmental and host conditions, infection with attenuated bacteria might result in severe disease. Researchers always should adhere to recommended use of personal protective equipment. Unexpected acute illness in a laboratory worker should be

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-47167064822902861982011-03-22T20:28:00.000-07:002011-03-22T20:28:30.385-07:00Injured Japanese Nuclear Workers

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-74965831410236935152011-03-13T14:24:00.000-07:002011-03-13T14:43:08.043-07:00Scientists Lack Safety Rights

A recent Washington Examiner post says that"More than 500,000 work in laboratories across the United States, and scientists say it is vital to take steps to protect themselves from the diseases they are studying." The article goes on to say that it is estimated that 3 out of 1000 lab workers acquire work-related infections. The article, however, does not comment on the overwhelming number of

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-82733090297030975792011-03-08T06:34:00.000-08:002011-03-08T06:34:36.215-08:00A Lack of Public Safety in Nanotechnology

Researcher Proves that Nanoparticles Bioaccumulate in Organisms Public health and safety implications are implicated in the new nanotech field. In a new research study, it has been documented that nanoparticles that are released in the environment can be subsequently ingested by other organisms (worms) and bioaccumulate into the tissues. This causes serious concern for the health and

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-39663504741700784312011-02-20T16:25:00.000-08:002011-02-20T16:25:15.735-08:00Public Tax Money Goes to Private Interests for Controversial Stem Cell

California Residents Overtaxed with Money Going to Scientific Private Interests and Not Public Interests. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/development/2011/02/state-stem-cell-firm-uses-tax-dollars-nonpublic-campuses' California taxpayers have spent $135 million in recent years building state-of-the-art research facilities on four private campuses for stem cell research — an expense some critics

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-71591081264195112822011-02-10T11:53:00.000-08:002011-02-10T11:53:25.772-08:00Unsafe Biotech Laboratories in U.S._Biotech Worker Infected with Cow Pox.

A laboratory worker was found infected with Cow Pox from an exposure while working in an unsafe biotech laboratory in the United States. The worker was not working direclty with the virus but became infected because of a lack of biocontainment and decontamination issues. The laboratory worker became infected in July 2010. "The investigation revealed cowpox virus stocks in the laboratory's

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-81406191208263889952011-02-02T08:29:00.000-08:002011-02-02T08:29:07.674-08:00Civic Courage Award Goes to Injured Biotech Worker and Whistleblower

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-49711986879272706592011-02-02T03:41:00.000-08:002011-02-02T03:41:12.575-08:00New Beach Creatures Created

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-24249922115021444862011-01-30T13:47:00.000-08:002011-01-30T13:47:39.058-08:00Injured Workers Denied Healthcare Sue Walmart

http://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2011/01/rico-consequences-of-managing-health.html FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011 The RICO Consequences of Managing Health Care in Workers Compensation It is one thing to provide workers' compensation coverage to injured employers and it is another issue how involved an employer can be in managing medical care. That right was never addressed by the

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-44139422348635857452011-01-27T18:16:00.000-08:002011-01-27T18:16:32.814-08:00OBAMA LAND AND REGULATORY STRATEGY

In this Executive Order, the President requires Federal agencies to design cost-effective, evidence-based regulations that are compatible with economic growth, job creation, and competitiveness. It outlines following guiding principles: * Cost-effective and Cost-Justified: Consistent with law, Agencies must consider costs and benefits and choose the least burdensome path. * Transparent: The

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-12599646111202887762011-01-25T19:37:00.000-08:002011-01-25T19:37:22.405-08:00The Sell Out of Academia

Pfizer (the biggest drug dealer in the world) buys up academia—again (to make drugs and money off the public’s dime) Part 2: Pfizer infiltrates into universities using publically funded academic facilities and resources to make their drugs. The drugs are sold at huge profits that gouge the public. We pay no matter what. An earlier blog pointed to the West Coast takeover of academia. Now

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-32219364040908246792011-01-24T22:48:00.000-08:002011-01-24T22:48:25.129-08:00GE Foods Cause Harm in Animal Studies_United States Covers Up Harm

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/01/12/wikileaks-reveals-us-sought-to-retaliate-against-europe-over-monsanto-gm-crops.aspx

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-60122332828790643212011-01-24T22:03:00.000-08:002011-01-24T22:03:22.430-08:00Oversight for Human Clinical Studies Are Shoddy

“Escalating Human Experimention”: FDA Only Inspects 1% of Overseas Drug Trial Sites “ … The findings drew a considerable level of comment from groups that monitor public health in the US, notably Public Citizen who said the report ‘confirms some of the worst fears about the serious dangerous of escalating human experimentation.’ … “ By Gareth Macdonald Outsourcing Pharma June 24, 2010 The

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Pfizer (the biggest drug dealer in the world) reaches out to academia—again (to make drugs and money off the public’s dime) Pfizer is using public resources at Universities to make drugs and make money. See story below http://dishantbt05.blogspot.com/2011/01/pfizer-reaches-out-to-academiaagain.html Nature Biotechnology, doi:10.1038/nbt0111-3 Pfizer is rolling out a grand plan to draw out

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http://www.interactive-biology.com/1597/a-review-of-the-action-potential-episode-13/

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-34304399828957254212011-01-17T08:57:00.000-08:002011-01-17T09:17:13.609-08:00In Celebration of Human Dignity and Peace

Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 17, 2011"I Have a Dream"by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963 I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-35593584800159351792011-01-14T16:20:00.000-08:002011-01-14T16:20:19.240-08:00Serious Foot-and Mouth-Disease Strikes South Korea

Foot-and-Mouth Disease—Will Mass Animal Burials Cause Water Contamination in South Korea? January 14, 2011 As animal bodies pile up, public fears water sources will become contaminated. Millions of animals have been killed or vaccinated in South Korea over the past six weeks in an effort to contain the nation’s largest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. As the virus sweeps South Korea’s

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-35691566632231559702011-01-14T16:10:00.000-08:002011-01-14T16:11:11.374-08:00More news...well old news ...on acquired infections

July 12th, 2010 Woman contracts vaccinia virus through sexual contact with military boyfriend August 1, 2010 Report: man gets a laboratory-acquired vaccinia infection in Virginia: CDC changes guidelines Sept 3, 2010 Goodby smallpox, hello...monkeypox?

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-45283168474048962112011-01-14T15:44:00.000-08:002011-01-14T15:50:42.234-08:00Surviving Anthrax at Fort Detrick

Surviving Anthrax. Here is a facinating video showing footage of the Biological Weapons Programs at Fort Detrick around the 1950's. Fifty years ago Bernard "Left" Kreh was accidentally infected with Anthrax while working at Ft. Detrick. He survived. Mr. Kreh discusses in the video how he survived the anthrax exposure and the requirement to keep it a secret. Here is the link to the video: Fort

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-52303916354472406722011-01-14T04:13:00.000-08:002011-01-14T04:13:00.779-08:00Honeywell Uses Bad Community Tactics to Cover up Pollution.

Read background story here:http://usw7-669.com/story/honeywell-further-pollute-our-community-and-they-dont-think-you-can-stop-them-video?quicktabs_story_media_571=Video#quicktabs-story_media_571

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-6088708084006344732011-01-13T05:39:00.000-08:002011-01-13T05:39:52.751-08:00WHISTLEBLOWER AMY JOY CONFRONTS ACADEMIC FRAUD

Whistleblower is the nail-biting true story of what happens when someone with a lifelong habit of going along to get along is confronted with criminal activity she can’t ignore. Amy Joy — scientist, educator, and program administrator — was happy and comfortable conducting research while administering a $14 million program for poor families. Certainly, nothing she had previously experienced

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-31548921847110913752011-01-12T19:17:00.000-08:002011-01-13T04:01:25.323-08:00The Biomedical Industrial Complex: Pfizer Networks with Law Firms and Gives Report Cards

From the AM Law Daily: "...Over the last year, Pfizer's legal team has developed a ranking system for matters handled by outside firms. They are graded on performance issues ranging from substantive knowledge to responsiveness to willingness to collaborate. Twice a year, Pfizer gives each firm a report card--and then grades them on how well they take the feedback. "We learned a lot about firms,"

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-7105267708734236942011-01-12T18:42:00.000-08:002011-01-12T18:45:22.881-08:00Genetically Engineered R9 Nanoparticles Internalize into Cell Nucleus_Public Health and Safety Implications

Esther Vázquez, Rafael Cubarsi, Ugutz Unzueta, Mónica Roldán, Joan Domingo-Espín, Neus Ferrer-Miralles, Antonio Villaverde. Internalization and kinetics of nuclear migration of protein-only, arginine-rich nanoparticles. Biomaterials, 2010; 31 (35): 9333 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.08.065 Understanding the intracellular trafficking of nanoparticles internalized by mammalian cells is a

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-87184060719486587062011-01-10T16:01:00.000-08:002011-01-10T16:01:30.702-08:00Garage Biology...What's Cookin in Your Neighborhood?

The Do It Yourself Biolab. Wow. I am impressed. This looks like a sophisticated garage bio lab. What's cookin in your neighborhood? Well it can't be as bad as what is cookin in your local academic or biotech company which have little to no regulations...making GE human infection agents, nanotechnology and synthetic biology technologies. Public Health and Safety last, profits first! Its

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-15506660036114828062011-01-10T12:52:00.000-08:002011-01-10T12:52:51.500-08:00The Wanna Be Molecular Biologist

DIY Bio Do It Yourself Biology. Are you an amateur wanna be molecular biologist? Here is a link to the origins of BioCurious, a Silicon Valley non-profit community lab "which puts gene-splicing, DNA sequencing and everything else into hands of , well, just about anyone." http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-07/15/eri-gentry-garage-biotech-revolution

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-19214523961060485702011-01-09T19:12:00.000-08:002011-01-09T19:12:53.620-08:00Pfizer named a "Thug" of the Medical World

Excerpts from "Top 6 thugs of the Medical World, How Big Pharma Steals and Swindles" http://www.revolutionbroadcasting.com/?p=3702 Too Big to Fail? You may recall that I wrote about this – in the largest health care fraud settlement in history, Pfizer was ordered to pay $2.3 billion to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company illegally promoted uses of four of its drugs, including

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-43625247906823595032011-01-09T12:36:00.000-08:002011-01-09T12:36:47.697-08:002011 Brings Birds Falling From the Sky and Massive Fish Deaths

Eerie Wild Life Die Offs Hail in the New Year. Approximately 5000 red-winged blackbirds and European starlings were found mysteriously dead spewed on the ground on New Years Day 2010 in Beebe, Arkansas. Beebe, Arkansas the city of Arkansas State University and is about 40 miles from Little Rock. Reports came in on December 31, 2010 as early as 10:00pm that birds were falling from the sky. The

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-15369879504350356962011-01-09T09:45:00.000-08:002011-01-09T09:45:29.586-08:00AMA Against Injured Workers

The AMA has produced a new guide to disabilities that dramatically reduces aid to injured workers. The new guide is surrounded with controversary and lack of transparancy. Congress has called it into question, but AMA officials refused to attend the congressional conference to answer questions "Workers' compensation is sometimes called "the Grand Bargain." Under workers' comp, employees give up

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-17691319003250356982011-01-07T09:20:00.000-08:002011-01-07T09:20:20.846-08:00Mystery Deaths of Thousands of Birds in Beebe Arkansa

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-84245973612548085972011-01-05T11:39:00.000-08:002011-01-05T11:42:40.534-08:00Experimental Human Embryonic Stem Cell Study to Test for Safety in Elderly Blind

"US biotech company Advanced Cell Technology said Monday it was cleared by government regulators to start its second trial using human embryonic stem cells to treat blindness, this time in older people. The trial will examine the therapy’s ability to safely treat people with a condition known as dry age-related macular degeneration, the most common form of irreversible vision loss in people over

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-81617311782597283322011-01-04T04:20:00.000-08:002011-01-04T04:20:03.748-08:00States Desire to Cut Worker's Rights

“They’re throwing the kitchen sink at us,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. “We’re seeing people use the budget crisis to make every attempt to roll back workers’ voices and any ability of workers to join collectively in any way whatsoever.” "Faced with growing budget deficits and restive taxpayers, elected officials from Maine to Alabama, Ohio to Arizona

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-27804531642867016042010-12-30T07:54:00.000-08:002010-12-30T07:54:51.915-08:00Workers Compensation Causing Desperate Acts

"More Desperate Acts From Desperate People" By David J. DePaolo posted on 4/24/2010 David J. DePaolo is the president and CEO of WorkCompCentral.com, a web based subscription newsite that deals with eveything Workers Compensation in California. David is also an attorney, and has been a member of the California Bar since 1985. He is a graduate of the Pepperdine University School of Law.

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-58777099100298702732010-12-30T07:48:00.000-08:002010-12-30T07:48:31.351-08:00Lack of Enforcement against Drug Industry Fraud

Pharmaecutical companies use fraud because it makes money and there is little punishment Excerpts from: Drug Industry Fraud By RALPH NADER The corporate defrauding of taxpayers (eg. Medicaid and Medicare) and prescription drugs with skyrocketing prices was the subject of a report by Public Citizen's Dr. Sidney Wolfe and his associates (see citizen.org). Dr. Wolfe's team compiled a total

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-53588401580774736292010-12-28T18:38:00.000-08:002010-12-28T18:39:32.685-08:00Diseases of the Nails_Slide Show

Diseases of the Nails_Slide Show http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/nail-diseases?src=nl_slide

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-13503646142428254392010-12-28T18:36:00.000-08:002010-12-28T18:36:25.677-08:00Which Rashes to Worry About_Slide Show

Which Rashes to Worry About http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/rashes?src=nl_slide

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-66234595635515263272010-12-28T18:27:00.000-08:002010-12-28T18:32:24.919-08:00Common Rashes Not to Miss_Slideshow

Common Rashes Not to Miss: Slide Show http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/common-rashes?src=nl_slide

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-4282402525666145982010-12-20T05:23:00.000-08:002010-12-20T09:22:57.025-08:00Worker's Compensation and Depraved Indifference

Hear this interesting Podcast on Worker's Compensation Problems by Dr. Patrice Woeppel, author of "Depraved Indifference". http://www.ciws.ca/WCM_061209_Woeppel.mp3 Please see this video also: http://www.blip.tv/file/4383774

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-22516592882280144692010-12-14T11:44:00.000-08:002010-12-14T11:44:35.840-08:00Monsanto Patent Rights Destroy Farmer's Rights

Percy and Louise Schmeiser were sued by Monsanto after Monsanto's genetically engineered canola seed contaminated the Schmeiser's farm crops. Despite the fact that Monsanto did not contain their invention, the law declared that patent rights supersede farmers' rights. The Schmeisers had to destroy their own seeds which they had developed over 50 years because of Monsanto's contamination into

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-2712279432572291372010-12-14T10:46:00.000-08:002010-12-14T10:46:45.248-08:00Safety Concerns On Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Be Released

GE Mosquitoes Soon to be Released in Malaysia, Many Unanswered Questions Remain Malaysia is on the brink of field testing GE mosquitoes in a small town in the state of Pahang, a short distance from Kuala Lumpur. Preparations are said to be underway to release the GE mosquitoes, first, in an uninhabited area and subsequently, in an inhabited area. Another proposed site for the field

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-11643281747740104492010-12-13T07:27:00.000-08:002010-12-13T07:27:15.863-08:00Whistleblowers Get Bad Deal

Senate Passes S.372: A Bad Deal for Whistleblowers Posted on December 12, 2010 by Lindsey Williamshttp://www.whistleblowersblog.org/ On December 10, 2010, the Senate passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372) by unanimous consent. After a careful review of S. 372, the National Whistleblowers Center, the Federal Ethics Center, and the National Security Whistleblowers

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-74004514006362937032010-12-11T15:10:00.000-08:002010-12-11T15:10:01.260-08:00Deadly Mystery Illness in Uganda

A new mysterious disease has killed 38 people so far in Uganda during a month's time. The victims are all males. They have suffered from fever, severe headaches, dizziness, diarrhoea and vomiting. Authorities have yet been able to identify the causative agent. Some speculate that it could be a possible resurgence of an epidemic of bubonic plague or a new emerging disease. http://

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-58686342043657068442010-12-01T10:43:00.000-08:002010-12-01T10:43:11.588-08:00Inner working of cell

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/01/amazing-video-animation-of-the-inner-life-of-a-cell.aspx See interesting animation of inner workings of cell.

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-55536642461329539592010-11-17T04:16:00.000-08:002010-11-29T08:30:57.615-08:00Risks of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Clinical Trials for Spinal Cord Injury

Patients must use caution when considering enrolling in Geron’s embryonic stem cell clinical trial for spinal chord injury. This is the first human clinical trial of its kind. The trial is designed exclusively to provide for safety information and not efficacy. I am especially concerned for the protection of the patients who enroll in this trial. The reason being is that this trial holds high

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Veteran’s Day November 11, 2011 WatchDogOnScience gives thanks to all Veterans for their sacrifice. Peace on Earth.

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-38984958941285828202010-11-09T04:55:00.000-08:002010-11-09T05:44:43.825-08:00Fact or Fiction? Nevertheless...Very Very Strange Videos

Here are some very strange videos of animals. Are these contrived videos? It is difficult to imagine that these are real. New Bizarre animal discovered in Japan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oPxa3C3iu0&NR=1 Strange Creature in Panama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBRWrDshfEM&feature=related Real Chimera Manticore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utX4kLhdwpM&NR=1 What country is this from?

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watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-47357931138903662352010-11-08T05:48:00.000-08:002010-11-08T05:48:40.732-08:00Human Robots

http://futurisms.thenewatlantis.com/

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IVF could more than double the risk of a child developing cerebral palsy. http://www.bioedge.org/index.php/bioethics/bioethics_article/9280/ IVF clinics can make mistakes and may produce babies that are not fro expected parents. http://www.bioedge.org/index.php/bioethics/bioethics_article/9281/

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-79401747334770915092010-11-08T04:53:00.000-08:002010-11-08T04:53:38.962-08:00Civil Liberties versus Patent Rights

http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/aclu/38183/

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Patrice Woeppel On "Depraved Indifference: the Workers' Compensation System" http://www.blip.tv/file/4383774 Patrice Woeppel, author of ;"Depraved Indifference: the Workers' Compensation System" talks about the systemic crisis and failure of the workers comp system which punishes workers while harming injured workers. This interview was done on October 14, 2010. For more information go to

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-57681419230436174862010-10-24T06:24:00.000-07:002010-10-24T06:24:40.570-07:00Lawmakers and Enforcers Ignore Dangerous Biotech

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/58157797/Hold-US-Attorney-Eric-Holder-Responsible-Prosecute-Pam-Marrone-Liberty-Mutual-Says-Sandi-Trend

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A "Docs on Pharma Payroll" Database has been initiated by ProPublica. It includes a 2009 list of all doctors who have received monetary benefits from Eli Lily, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Merck, J&J and Cephalon. The total contributions to physicians for 2009 from all seven companies equaled oever $240 million. Wow. Here is the link to search for a specific doctor and or drug

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-20538575333479560002010-10-22T06:15:00.000-07:002010-10-22T06:15:36.165-07:00Patents and Genes

Judge Invalidates Human Gene Patent http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/business/30gene.html?ref=business

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-22641008862345249692010-10-22T05:35:00.001-07:002010-10-22T05:35:43.567-07:00Public Denied Right to Have GMO Food Labeling Standards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr7ceclikEw Politics, Power and the Control of our Food Supply

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At Least 36 Attending Lung Association Event at Iowa Governor's Mansion Get Rare Lung Disease Published by Associated Press on Monday, March 31, 2008 DES MOINES, Iowa — After months of investigating, state health officials are confident a mysterious outbreak of a rare lung disease has its roots at the governor's mansion. But they still don't have proof and other questions remain about how

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-65107864266371511512010-10-22T04:27:00.000-07:002010-10-22T04:27:20.481-07:00History of "Right to Know And What That Means Today for Biotech Workers" by Dan Berman

Daniel Berman On Pfizer Molecular Biologist Becky McClain Case http://blip.tv/file/3604696 Daniel Berman, author of "Death On The Job" talked about the case of injured Pfizer molecular biologist Becky McClain on April 27, 2010 in Sacramento. McClain was doing stem cell research and was contaminated as a result of the lack of proper health and safety protection at the Groton CT. Pfizer

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-37531998229578419122010-10-12T05:09:00.000-07:002010-10-12T05:09:39.759-07:00Washington Post Stein_Irresponsible Reporting on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Trial

The Washington Post published an embarrassing article entitled the "First patient treated in stem cell study" by Rob Stein on October 11, 2010. The study that Stein's article refers to is the first human clinical trial performed using human embryonic stem cells to treat recent spinal chord injury in the United States. Stein writes, "Doctors will, however, also conduct a series of specially

watchdog on sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261048225575859049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444701127647695188.post-67264733294831147302010-10-05T20:50:00.000-07:002010-10-05T20:50:37.487-07:00The Business Behind Academic Research

Academia is in business. The public has been sold out. Below are two well-written articles describing how academia has left its mission toward the public's good, and instead has developed into academic-industrial complex. Doctor Who? By Neil Munro http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0211.munro.html The Kept University by Eyal Press and Jennifer Washburn http://

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A good article recently published by Gene Watch Magazine provides a insiders perspective of BL3 laboratory safety. Here is the link: A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE By Nancy Connell http://www.councilforresponsiblegenetics.org/GeneWatch/GeneWatchPage.aspx?pageId=287 Biolevel Safety 3 labs are under some regulatory control. BL2 laboratories are not. One could estimate that there could be at least

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Sandi Trend, mother of injured biotech worker speaks out at CA Commission on Health and Safety and Workers Compensation. Injuries to Biotech workers are being discounted due to little regulation and oversight in the field. Biotech workers are even denied exposure records necessary for medical treatment. Corporations "game" the system and deny injury since they know that biotech workers

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Report blasts OSHA efforts to protect whistleblowers By Lisa Rein Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, September 22, 2010; A21 The federal agency responsible for worker safety and other protections for tens of millions of Americans has failed for decades to establish a system to shield whistleblowers from retaliation from their employers, according to government auditors. The Government

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UC Davis pays settlement to whistleblower faculty member Internal investigation verifies claim of retaliationWritten by Kyle SporlederStaff Writer Published on Aug 9, 2010 On June 16, Dr. Amy Block Joy settled a claim that she was subjected to retaliation following her whistleblower complaint against a fellow employee in August 2006 with a payment of approximately $785,000, including paid

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Bioethics is a study of the philosophical and ethical controversies surrounding advances in biology and medicine. Embryonic stem cell research is a bioethical issue because it requires the use and destruction of human embryos. Some people feel that this is not right, not ethical. Some even feel it is not moral, that is, against their religious beliefs. Many people are ambivalent and have

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When does Life Begin? Is the answer to this question a human rights issue, a religion issue or a scientific issue as it relates to Embryonic Stem Cell Research? Bioethics is a study of the philosophical and ethical controversies surrounding advances in biology and medicine. Embryonic stem cell research is a bioethical issue because it requires the use and destruction of human embryos. Some

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