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Biotech watched for signs of maturity
Sun StaffThe biotechnology industry raked in billions of dollars from investors last year as it basked in the spotlight of one of science's great achievements, the sequencing of the human genome. This year, investors will expect the industry to show what can be...Tags: GenVec Incorporated, MedImmune Inc., Human Genome Sciences Inc., Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Cancer
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Townsend raises $100,000 at event at uncle's house
Sun StaffWASHINGTON -- Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend collected an estimated $100,000 last night for her Democratic gubernatorial bid during a closed-door fund-raiser at the Washington home of her uncle, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. "Teddy has been extraordinary...Tags: Government, Justice System, Lawyers, Mark K. Shriver, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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Sun Q&A on executive compensation
Mark DiGanci, Aberdeen: Which CEO (here or elsewhere) is considered to be the poster child of compensatory excess? Kohn: Lots of people look at "excess" in different ways. It's really not just a matter of the number of zeroes in an amount. As we...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, CEO Pay
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DNA identification is a daunting task
Sun National StaffNEW YORK - As boxes full of victims' toothbrushes travel to laboratories in Albany and the city medical examiner's office sorts through truckloads of remains, a vast and unprecedented DNA identification effort is beginning. Genetic testing has helped...Tags: Disasters, DNA, New York City, Vehicles, FBI
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Bush names bioterror czar
Tribune staff reporterIn a sign of their growing search for outside experts to combat the unfamiliar foe of bioterrorism, Bush administration officials on Thursday named a leading smallpox researcher to head a new office charged with preparing for biological attacks. The...Tags: Medical Services, Health and Safety at School, Guerrilla Activity, Anthrax, Terrorism
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Thinking Small On Wall Street
Courant Staff WriterAs the bears mauled stock prices for a second consecutive year, The Courant 100 suffered its share of flesh wounds. The two largest companies bled about $84 billion in stock market value in the 52-week period ended May 17. The Courant 100, as a whole,...Tags: Insurance, Health Insurance, Financial Markets, Genesee & Wyoming Incorporated, Stamford
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A look at the basics
Tribune Staff WriterQ.:There was a big announcement in June that the rough draft of the human genome had been completed. What is different about this new announcement? A.: Last June the scientists said they had copied almost all of the chemical letters of the genome. Many...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Pharmaceuticals, DNA, New Products, Drugs and Medicines
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To scientists, ID project is a sacred trust
Tribune national correspondentFor most of the last year, a white, two-story tent on a dreary side street near the East River has sheltered nearly 20,000 riddles. The 16 refrigerated trailers inside the tent have served as the temporary resting places for 19,906 bits of flesh and bone...Tags: Disasters, DNA, New York City, Technology, Maryland
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Families aid massive effort to identify victims using DNA
Bearing hairbrushes, drinking glasses, chewing gum and electric razors once used by victims of the World Trade Center collapse, families by the hundreds have begun helping New York authorities with the largest forensic DNA identification project in...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, DNA, Disasters, New York City, Science
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