Beef import ban lifted (The Age) British beef could return to Australia after 13 years with the relaxation of an outright ban on imports to combat the spread of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Red meat back on (some) Russian tables (Asia Times) MOSCOW - If the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) takes seriously the threat its members believe the Russian military poses to the Mikheil Saakashvili administration in Georgia, or to the equally jumpy rulers of the Baltic shore, it might think twice about putting more North American beef into the borsch and pelmeni that Russian tankmen and parachutists eat each day to keep up their ... [News Source]

The tech catastrophe you’re ignoring (CNN Money) Sometimes, it may shock you to learn, journalists misjudge the scale of threats. [News Source]

New Data Demonstrate for the First Time STERRAD(R) NX(TM) System Technology Effective in Prion Inactivation (Only for … (ITNews) PARIS, October 20 /PRNewswire/ -- - Multiple Tests Show Gaseous Hydrogen Peroxide STERRAD(R) Sterilization System Technology Efficiently Inactivates Protein-based Infectious Agents Linked to Fatal Brain Diseases Advanced Sterilization Products(R) (ASP) announced today newly published data showing that the low-temperature hydrogen peroxide sterilization technology used in the STERRAD(R) NX(TM ... [News Source]

New Data Demonstrate for the First Time STERRAD(R) NX(TM) System Technology Effective in Prion Inactivation (Only for … (ITNews) PARIS, October 20 /PRNewswire/ -- - Multiple Tests Show Gaseous Hydrogen Peroxide STERRAD(R) Sterilization System Technology Efficiently Inactivates Protein-based Infectious Agents Linked to Fatal Brain Diseases Advanced Sterilization Products(R) (ASP) announced today newly published data showing that the low-temperature hydrogen peroxide sterilization technology used in the STERRAD(R) NX(TM ... [News Source]

New Data Demonstrate for the First Time STERRAD(R) NX(TM) System Technology Effective in Prion Inactivation (Only for … (ITNews) PARIS, October 20 /PRNewswire/ -- - Multiple Tests Show Gaseous Hydrogen Peroxide STERRAD(R) Sterilization System Technology Efficiently Inactivates Protein-based Infectious Agents Linked to Fatal Brain Diseases Advanced Sterilization Products(R) (ASP) announced today newly published data showing that the low-temperature hydrogen peroxide sterilization technology used in the STERRAD(R) NX(TM ... [News Source]

Biotechnology class a grand experiment at Glacier Peak High School (Everett Herald) SNOHOMISH — The biotechnology curriculum is new; the equipment, pricey. The goals are ambitious and the motivation hits close to home. [News Source]

BSE beef import bans to be lifted (Queensland Country Life) The Federal Government is ditching its controversial beef off the shelves policy in the event of a BSE outbreak, and is adjusting its quarantine policies to allow the importation of beef from BSE-affected countries. [News Source]