Throwing money at biodefense: US funding for biodefense research continues on an upward trend, but some say the effort is misguided

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The United States government is investing a large amount of the budget in defense related research especially for Project BioShield, which will be responsible for procuring vaccines and diagnostics for any probable biological threats and for developing a biodefense industry. High investments were made for the development of biodefense related research, which has resulted in the communities criticizing the US government and the resultant unnecessary expenditure incurred.

General services, Drugs, Safety and security measures, Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries, Bioterrorism

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The faking of champions

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The athletes who make use of drugs like erythropoiteen (EPO), which was found in the ejection of several Olympic hopefuls, before the games started, and the recombinant human growth hormone (hGH) for which athletes competing at Athens were first to be tested have become a growing problem. The growth of the anabolic drugs has been rampant in athletic circles, despite being banned by sports federations.

Product information, Testing, Athletes, Drugs and athletes, Steroids (Drugs)

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Little science, big bucks

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The global governments are funding for nanotechnology wherein United Kingdom is the latest country to increase its spending on nanotechnology. US politicians view nanotechnology as the next growth industry and are searching for companies to locate in their districts.

United Kingdom, Public Finance Activities, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Financial management, Public Administration & Finance, Public Finance-Total Govt, Public Admin & Finance-Total Govt, Evaluation, Finance, Forecasts and trends, Public finance, Market trend/market analysis, Nanotechnology, Company financing

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