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Hi! @KMBTweets, BetterBio founder, @MadSciMag EIC, discussing biotech, biofuel, GMO, health disparities, citizen science reporting & DIY/open science

 Boston, NYC, DC & here!
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While I (@KMBTweets) was away: Sun bought Ranbaxy! pharmatimes.com/mobile/15-03… What do we think of this generic megamerger?
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So cool!!! RT @kasthomas: New antibiotic found in "horse poop" mushroom futurity.org/mushroom-antibi…
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Conventionally cross-bred crops get fit faster: nature.com/news/cross-bred-c…
Purple is the new orange - new "Purple List" for biologics and biosimilars! bioworld.com/content/purple-…
PMS theory provokes "hostility" - AKA totally understandable outrage. sciencenews.org/blog/scicuri…

Hypothesis on evolution of PMS attracts hostility | Science News

A new hypothesis states that PMS is evolutionarily useful for making women leave an infertile partnership. But other scientists question whether the hypothesis is reasonable or, in fact, even...

sciencenews.org
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Big win for big bio in Hawai'i - US court overturns law limiting GE crops on Hawaiian island: scientificamerican.com/artic…

U.S. Court Overturns Law Limiting Biotech Crops on Hawaiian island

A group of global biotech crop companies won a court victory on Monday that blocks enactment of a law passed last year limiting the planting of biotech crops on Kauai

scientificamerican.com
Re-grow avocados, lettuce, and ginger with this ultimate guide! Save a ton of $$$ and a trip to the grocery store: bit.ly/1ssWKKc
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“Water is essential & if people weren’t drinking our bottled water, they’d be drinking tap water or soda or beer." nbr.com/2014/08/07/californi…
California drought can’t stop production of bottled water: nbr.com/2014/08/07/californi…
Replying to @charlesornstein
I guess #Sunshine is in an eclipse? MT @charlesornstein: .@CMSGov just sent out blast email saying Open Payments remains offline. #ACA
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FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Determining Exclusivity Periods for Biological Products: bna.com/fda-releases-draft-n… #biosimilars
'No Market': Scientists Struggle to Make Ebola Vaccines, Treatments: nbcnews.to/1k6gtjl #inners
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Bio, pharma firms worried about public's ability to handle the truth-challenge Sunshine Act before Aug 27 enactment: m.us.wsj.com/articles/BL-270…
Monsanto, Dow & other biotechs ramp up multimillion dollar campaign against #GMO labeling: af.reuters.com/article/commo…
Why #GMO controversy far from settled - ozone pollution and climate change to reduce #food supply, per study: aldianews.com/articles/cultu…
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Hello again! Big news from last week - #GSK files for approval for world's 1st malaria vaccine: uk.mobile.reuters.com/articl…
Hi, again! BetterBio's back, with a fun update-we're writing songs about FOOD! Follow betterbio.org via email for a song a week! :D
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California's drought could affect state's microbrews npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/0… via @NPRFood
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@RyuK_JPN sorry for delay, but I'd have to say England - have been very impressed with their support of open science! What do you think?
@Ko_Jen3 @changemakers Sad I missed this - rarely check this account anymore! Please follow personal acct, @kmbtweets, & keep me looped in!
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