Genetics

Places Cost Considerations Above Public Health Concerns; CMS rejects petition to establish new safety standards for genetic testing laboratories

Aug. 30, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a decision that places cost concerns above public health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has rejected a petition filed by a coalition of health and consumer groups calling for the agency to strengthen standards for genetic testing laboratories. Citing cost concerns, the agency told petitioners in a recent letter that it would not pursue the safety standards.    » read more »

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 29, 2007 — Mice that are part of the Collaborative Cross project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping scientists around the world learn more about possible causes of drug abuse, diabetes, sleep disorders, stress and pain, kidney disease and a number of other conditions that affect millions of people.    » read more »

DuPont Science Addressing Increased Demand for Food, Feed, Fuel, Materials

DES MOINES, Iowa, August 15, 2007 - DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr. , Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer Thomas M. Connelly , and Group Vice President – DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition J. Erik Fyrwald today updated investors on DuPont businesses serving the agriculture and biofuels markets.    » read more »