Scientists to Create New Form of Life in Lab
Government grant funds J Craig Venter and Hamilton Smith to engineer a minimal gene set using Mycoplasma genitalium as a starting point. The project aims to model biology on a computer and build a single celled, semi synthetic organism that could inform energy research and bioweapon detection while including safety safeguards to prevent infection or environmental escape.
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Washington
J. Craig Venter
Venter
Hamilton Smith
Energy Department
Smith
Venter and
Celera Genomics Corp
Rockville, Md
Celera
Institute For Biological Energy Alternatives
The
Washington Post
Senators Bid Farewell as Era Ends in U.S. Senate
As 48 years pass since Strom Thurmond first entered the Senate the body bids farewell to veteran lawmakers including Jesse Helms Fred Thompson Phil Gramm Tim Hutchinson Max Cleland Jean Carnahan and Dean Barkley The departures come after party shifts and notable public service amid a changing national landscape with threats from terrorism and reorganization including Homeland Security Department creation
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Dwight Eisenhower
Strom Thurmond
Senate
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Fred Thompson
Tennessee
Harrison Ford
Phil Gramm
Texas
Tim Hutchinson
Rark
Max Cleland
D-Ga
Jean Carnahan
D-Mo
Dean Barkley
Minnesota
Paul Wellstone
Robert Torricelli
D-N.j
Frank Murkowski
Alaska
America
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Vermont
James Jeffords
GOP
Homeland Security Department
Gramm
Cleland
Vietnam
Douglas McArthur
Helms
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
U.S
Jeff Sessions
R-Ala
Thurmond
R-S.c
Capitol
Chamber
Agencies to join Homeland Security in phased merger
The White House aims to consolidate nearly two dozen agencies into the Homeland Security Department within about a year, while critics warn of formation challenges. Key agencies like the Secret Service, Customs, and Border Patrol will merge with nuclear proliferation experts, analysts, and emergency responders as the new cabinet-level department reorganizes civilian workforces and systems.
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White House
Homeland Security Department
Bush Administration
Secret Service
Customs Service
Border Patrol
David Walker
General Accounting Office
Congress
Dwight Ink
Office of Management and Budget and
General Services Administration
Ink
Phil Kete
American Federation of Government Employees
Gordon Johndroe
Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
Bush
Johndroe
Alan L. Dean
Transportation Department
Dean
Ridge
Clay Johnson
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