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Are Adult Stem Cells a Bust?

October 30, 2003 Comments Off Posted in: General Biotechnology

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.

Is the US pharmaceuticals industry losing its way?

October 30, 2003 Comments Off Posted in: General Biotechnology

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.