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Public relations and press releases
I wrote research-based news and feature stories and served
as media contact for science research at the University of
Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, in
Newark, DE; and The Academy of Natural Sciences in
Philadelphia, PA. I have also written press releases for The Franklin Institute and Science
Museum, Philadelphia, PA., The Center for the Advancement of
Health, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
UNIVERSITY OF
DELAWARE
The releases
below were all published by the University of Delaware under
the umbrella of agricultural biotechnology. The first
two are centered on two of the many big grants received for
genetic research involving chickens. The following three were among those
written in an outreach initiative to inform consumers about
issues related to genetically modified foods.
UD
Biologists Receive Grant to Help Develop Chicken Genome
Drs. Robin Morgan and
Joan Burnside of the Center for Agricultural Biotechnology
at the University of Delaware, in association with the
Delaware Biotechnology Institute, have received a $950,000
grant to further their development of tools for genetic
research in poultry.
Read more
Cogburn awarded $1.8 million for gene mapping
Larry Cogburn, University of Delaware
professor of molecular endocrinology, has won a highly
competitive $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Initiative for Future Agriculture and
Food Systems for functional mapping of growth regulating
genes in broiler chickens.
Read more
Biotechnology: A closer look
Unraveling the mysteries of life
What resembles a staircase, could be stretched around the
earth some 380,000 times, but resides, instead, in our 50
trillion human cells? The answer is DNA, the molecule of
life, which spins apart at about 8,000 revolutions per
minute to pass genetic information from one generation to
another.
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The economics of biotechnology
In most ways, the story of biotechnology is one of
scientific discovery and using that discovery to benefit
human health and the environment. The economics of
biotechnology, however, is different. Instead of being based
on the truths of biology, economics is based on variables,
perceptions, and history, making it a bit of a puzzle, even
for those who teach it.
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Use Web, newsletter, books, class to learn more about
biotechnology
When Rachel Carson wrote "Silent Spring" in the early 1960s,
she ushered in a new era of environmental awareness and
urged everyone to become more aware of the web of life and
the interconnectedness of all things. We don't all need to
be scientists, she said, "but we need a basic understanding
of the process."
Read more
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
Reaping nature's own solutions to heal broken
bones
San
Francisco, CA - Over the past quarter of a century or so,
the era of biotechnology has contributed many new drugs and
medical therapies to improve the health and well being of
humankind. One of these new products, produced from a
naturally occurring protein, is recombinant human bone
morphogenetic protein (rhBMP), which was approved for use by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2001. These
proteins have been proven to induce bone formation and
enhance fracture repair, and often can be used as an
alternative for bone grafts in healing difficult to repair
fractures. Thomas Einhorn, MD, professor and chairman,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston University School
of Medicine, described his promising research with two
different BMPs at the American Academy for Orthopaedic
Surgeons 71st Annual Meeting today.
Read more.
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