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Yes, you heard it right. The FDA is contemplating the use of social media. One attendee,Porter Novelli's Peter Pitts, dubbed it,"Super Bowl of Part 15 Hearings.”

The hearing got,

"under way yesterday in a near-capacity federal conference hall.

This week, Farmer Gene blogs on biotechnology for sustainability, writing,

“On the Tomorrow’s Table blog, Kent J.

This week Farmer Gene talks about World Food Day 2009.

This week Health Reform Watch wonders if the biosimilars debate is over.

"Two months ago, I discussed possible federal legislation intended to balance the competing need for scientific and medical innovation with the costs to patients for biosimilars.

This week,

“To continue the state life science industry's record-setting growth rate, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, with the help of statewide partners, is building an addition to its Research Triangle Park headquarters.”

To find out more about this check out the Web site of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

Also this week, Patent Docs wrote about a media briefing we (BIO)

Biobased products made from renewable resources can reduce use of petroleum and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, the climate change legislation being considered in the Senate does not recognize biobased products as a source of emission credits.

This edition of BIOtech Now considers the role of advanced biofuels in meeting the challenge of global climate change. We present excerpts from the remarks of two speakers at the recent2008 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing in Chicago:

• Steve Koonin, Chief Scientist, BP, outlines the problem the world faces with increased emissions of carbon dioxide.
• Jacques Beaudry-Losique, Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Biomass Program addresses in specific terms how biofuels can achieve greenhouse gas reductions.