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Updates: Whatever Happened to Midsize Black Holes?

Scientific American - Posted: November 20th, 2008, 12:00am EST

pRules for Genetically Engineered AnimalsAfter years of anticipation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released in September preliminary guidelines for genetically engineered animals [see ldquo;Does the World Need GM Foods?rdquo;; SciAm, April 2001]. The agency, which deemed that cloned meat poses no extra risk, wants to regulate engineered animals as it does drugs. Producers would have to substantiate claims and demonstrate safety. Consumer groups complain that the draft sets no provision for labeling and that safety trials can be done behind closed doors, as is the case for drug applications. Public comment on the draft ended in mid-November, and the FDA was to issue its final guidelines shortly thereafter./p a href=http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=updates-dec-08[More]/a

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