GM crops ‘good for developing countries’ In a discussion paper out on Tuesday to coincide with a national GM debate in the UK, the influential Nuffield Council on Bio-ethics says the technology has the potential to increase crop yields and improve the livelihoods of poor people.
BIOTECH RALLIES The promise of new cancer therapies coming out of last week’s American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago has helped restore vigor to the biopharmaceutical industry. It has also gotten a boost from a spate of new product approvals and generally upbeat earnings reports this year.
Financial Snapshot For May 2003: Yee Hah The biotech sector has turned in a remarkable performance this year - especially in May, when the stocks took off like a rocket. And, so far, they’re still climbing…
BIOTECH TEMPERATURE RISES
Investors are showing classic symptoms of biotech fever.
They’re seizing on good news about drug trials, cheering new drug-related news and buying shares contagiously…
Biotech is benign
Europe’s continued blocking of GM imports is illegal, unjustified and founded on ignorance.
Science and Law: Swapping the lab for the law
For scientists who want a career in law, the options are greater than ever - and some don’t even involve going back to school