Biotech Blog Archives: October 2003
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31 October 2003
In Initial Finding, FDA Calls Cloned Animals Safe as Food
In Initial Finding, FDA Calls Cloned Animals Safe as Food
Milk and meat from cloned animals are safe to consume, the Food and Drug Administration has tentatively concluded, a finding that could eventually clear the way for such products to reach supermarket shelves and for cloning to be widely used to breed livestock.
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31 October 2003
Biotech Startups: Take Your Time
Biotech Startups: Take Your Time
Until startups’ products are close to gaining approval, there’s no reason why smart investors would want to share the risks
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31 October 2003
Has the debate on GM crops been misleading?
Has the debate on GM crops been misleading?
More than a hundred scientists have written to Tony Blair, complaining about the handling of the public debate on genetically modified crops.
They say that they feel ‘undermined’ by the government’s failure to correct false claims.
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30 October 2003
Are Adult Stem Cells a Bust?
Are Adult Stem Cells a Bust?
Opponents of research on embryonic stem cells have insisted that adult stem cells are a therapeutically superior and ethically more acceptable alternative. However, a new report in Nature finds that adult stem cells may not be the panacea that the bioconservative movement had hoped.
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30 October 2003
Is the US pharmaceuticals industry losing its way?
Is the US pharmaceuticals industry losing its way?
The EU generally looks to the US as its model for pharmaceuticals innovation. But US companies are showing signs of vulnerability due to competition from generics and a lack of new ‘blockbuster’ drugs.
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30 October 2003
U.S. drug companies curb supplies to Canadian exporters
U.S. drug companies curb supplies to Canadian exporters
As the political fight over drug imports into the United States intensifies, several top industry executives say that they have been effective in denying supplies to Canadian pharmacies that ship to America.
