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A news round-up of the bizarre from the world of the life sciences[Please login to post comments]
- Why GINA Can Be Problematic in the Workplace
Podcast: February 8, 2010 Read More - Ironwood Tests It Mettle
Company’s offering sets the mood for biotech IPOs. Read More - Sweet Venture
Shell-Cosan enter $12 billion venture to ramp up production and distribution. Read More - Unlocking the Genetics of Child Killers
Top pediatric hospital teams up with leading genomics center for $65 million. Read More - Another Autism Link
Study confirms link between older moms and the disorder. Read More - Budget Boost
Obama's fiscal 2011 budget calls for more money for NIH, FDA. Read More - When Less Means More
New research finds some morbidly obese people are missing genes. Read More - GSK to Slash 4,000 Jobs
The weekly round-up of failed trials, missed targets and other business mishaps. Read More - Biotech has its first IPO this year
Capital markets slide and dealmaking crosses borders. Read More - Novo Hopes for a Diabetes Blockbuster
Danish pharma secures approval for Victoza. Read More
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- Biotechnology Group Objects to U.S. Stance on Gene Patents
Bloomberg - Ironwood Cuts IPO by 30% in Biggest Reduction of 2010
Bloomberg - More than half of Americans use Internet for health
Reuters - House to vote on health insurers antitrust law
Reuters - TV Ad Spending On Health Care Slows From $1M Per Day To $1M In A Week
Talking Points Memo - Extra Money for Science in Obama’s Budget
The New York Times - Hospital Mergers Loom as U.S. Overhaul Fails Centers
Bloomberg - Medical journal retracts autism paper 12 years on
Reuters - A Lasting Gift to Medicine That Wasn’t Really a Gift
The New York Times - The Miracle of Vitamin D: Sound Science, or Hype?
The New York Times