Washington, Sept. 10 -- Congressman Rich McCormick issued the following press release:
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin and Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Rich McCormick sent letters to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, and National Science Foundation (NSF) Acting Director Brian Stone requesting information on how their agencies are advancing U.S. leadership in biotechnology research while protecting against biosecurity and research security risks.
In the letters, the Chairmen highlight the growing importance of biotechnology to U.S. economic competitiveness, scientific leadership, national security, ...