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May. 2nd, 2008 @ 09:50 pm (no subject)
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CHECK OUT THE EMAIL I GOT FROM THE CF FOUNDATION!!!!


"We have some exciting news. We are pleased to tell you that, over the past seven days, Congress and the President took action on four separate bills that champion the rights and health of people with cystic fibrosis.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation played a hand in each of the following developments:

* The Senate officially recognized May 2008 as National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

* Congress passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) today. This law makes it illegal for employers and insurance companies to discriminate based on genetic information.

* President Bush signed into law the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, which provides resources and funding for new and existing newborn screening programs through 2012.

* The House of Representatives reauthorized the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This program awards grants to small biotechnology companies that conduct important CF research."






AHHHH!!!

HAPPY CF AWARENESS MONTH YOU GUYS!!!!!
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From:[info]asslayer
Date: May 4th, 2008 01:43 am (UTC)
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all good stuff.

i think i wrote about this a few months ago, but when checking out the theoretical condensed matter program at uc santa barbara, i came across this chemistry researcher, whose work could lead to curing cf.

i wanted to meet with her when i visited the campus about a month ago, but my trip to ucsb was so poorly planned that i missed absolutely any opportunity to even just thank her in person. :/

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