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Daily Archives: November 27, 2005

Proposals for Expanded Domestic Surveillance to Obtain Actionable Data

Washington Post: Pentagon Expanding Its Domestic Surveillance Activity, Fears of Post-9/11 Terrorism Spur Proposals for New Powers Related references: Report by the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, March 31, 2005 CIFA: Department of Defense Counterintelligence Field Activity Continue Reading

New Portal to Clinical Trial Registries Offers Search and Results Data

International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) press release: “The new internet search portal establishes links to IFPMA member company websites as well as other commercial and government-sponsored websites containing information on clinical trials provided by pharmaceutical companies.” See also Website on Clinical Trials Data in the Spotlight Continue Reading

Via Charitable Org., Google Targets Power of Search for Genetic Data

UK Times: Google turns its search power to the hunt for genetic drugs: “David Vise’s book reveals how it is sifting information to help scientists advance medicine…Google’s data-mining techniques appear well suited to the formidable challenges posed by analysing the genetic sequence.” The Google Story, by David Vise Welcome to Google.org – the philanthropic arm… Continue Reading