Good Start Genetics Announces $14M Series B Financing, Expands Senior Management Team
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Good Start Genetics,â„¢ Inc., an innovative molecular diagnostics company developing the new gold standard in carrier screening, today announced it completed the initial closing of a $14 million Series B Preferred Stock financing, which was led by existing investors OrbiMed Advisors, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

Six Finalists Selected for 2012 Indianapolis Prize
INDIANAPOLIS, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Six of animal conservation's best have been selected as finalists for the 2012 Indianapolis Prize, the world's leading award for animal conservation. Selected from a group of 29 outstanding nominees, the finalists are Steven C.

USDA Conservation Reserve Program Initiative Praised by Conservation Group
One million acre initiative will help restore grasslands, wetlands, wildlife habitat WASHINGTON, March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) praised Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's announcement today to offer producers the option to preserve grasslands, wetlands and wildlife habitat by enrolling a total of 1 million acres of land in a new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) initiative.

Hundreds of Organizations Express Support for Farm Bill Conservation Title in the Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, 643 organizations, representing tens of millions Americans, expressed strong support for the Conservation Title of the U.S. Farm Bill in a letter sent to Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Frank Lucas (R-OK), as well as the ranking members of those committees.