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Supremes on Science

Nov 05, 2008

The Supreme Court is in session and appears to be split on Wyeth vs. Levine, according to the Los Angeles Times. The case is challenging the Bush administration's preemption policy which says that injured customers cannot sue companies by saying a product is dangerous and defective if a federal agency approved the product for the market.

On Monday, the Supreme Court decided to hear District Attorney's Office vs. Osborne early next year. This case will determine if inmates have a constitutional right to test old DNA evidence.

 

Breaking News
The Scan

Could Cost Billions

NBC News reports that the new Alzheimer's disease drug from Biogen could cost Medicare in the US billions of dollars.

Not Quite Sent

The Biden Administration likely won't meet its goal of sending 80 million SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses abroad by the end of the month, according to the Washington Post.

DTC Regulation Proposals

A new report calls on UK policymakers to review direct-to-consumer genetic testing regulations, the Independent reports.

PNAS Papers on Mosquito MicroRNAs, Acute Kidney Injury, Trichothiodystrophy

In PNAS this week: microRNAs involved in Aedes aegypti reproduction, proximal tubule cell response to kidney injury, and more.