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As Tony White Reads Resumes, Industry Buzzes Around Core Four

As Tony White Reads Resumes, Industry Buzzes Around Core Four
It’s been two-and-a-half months since J. Craig walked away from Celera and Applera chief Tony White is still skimming resumes. Though Celera has been characteristically mum about potential prospects or their status, an initial shortlist of four likely candidates compiled by GenomeWeb from interviews with people [...]

President Presses Senate to Ban All Human Cloning

President Presses Senate to Ban All Human Cloning
Declaring that “life is a creation, not a commodity,” Bush pressed the Democratic Senate to adopt legislation that would outlaw the cloning of microscopic human embryos for research into new medical therapies, in addition to outlawing the creation of cloned babies.

7 drug makers unveil elderly discounts

7 drug makers unveil elderly discounts
Under pressure from consumers and lawmakers over drug prices, Abbott Laboratories and six other manufacturers are launching a discount card for seniors that would lop 20 percent to 40 percent off the price of more than 130 commonly prescribed medicines.

Survival of fittest is new mode for biotechs

Survival of fittest is new mode for biotechs
Consolidation won’t slow, and that’s no bad thing, industry watchers say

Biotech booster shot

Biotech booster shot
Sector, regional economy stand to gain key ally as Harvard makes gesture to loosen its strained ties with industry

Bad Genes, Good Drugs

Bad Genes, Good Drugs
Wondering what happened to all that knowledge we got from mapping the human genome?