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Swiss billionaires buy Merck Serono HQ for biotech campus
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli has bought back the Geneva headquarters of his former biotech firm Serono, hoping to establish a biotech research campus. After selling the family business to German drugmaker Merck KGaA for $13.3...Tags: Ernesto Bertarelli , Swiss Confederation, Johnson & Johnson Inc., Merck & Company Incorporated, Geneva (Swiss Confederation)
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U.S. government taps GlaxoSmithKline for new antibiotics
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has signed an antibiotics development deal worth up to $200 million with GlaxoSmithKline to tackle the dual threats of drug resistance and bioterrorism. The collaboration, the first of its kind between Washington...Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Specialization, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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PRESS DIGEST-Canada-May 22
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Civic leaders are adding to a chorus of calls on Toronto Mayor...Tags: Canada, Bribery, Toronto (Canada), Corporate Crime, Railway Transportation
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Waking up to anesthesia: What happens when you go under?
Premium Health News Servicehttp://www.whatdoctorsknow.com When you face surgery, you may have many concerns. One common worry is about going under anesthesia. Will you lose consciousness? How will you feel afterward? Is it safe? Every day, about 60,000 people nationwide have...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals and Clinics, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Health Organizations
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Private space industry can't get to Mars without NASA
While the Mars rover Curiosity is discovering the building blocks of life on the Red Planet, many are equally excited about another development: Commercial companies have finally discovered profit in space. This is no small feat, considering the...Tags: Satellite Technology, Virgin Group, Ltd., Space Programs, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Business Enterprises
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Hopkins closes science writing program, citing low selectivity
Graduates of the Johns Hopkins University's master's program in science writing have explained the prospects of life on Mars, the promise of neuroscience research and the ethics of animal testing on the pages of Scientific American, Nature and Popular...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Radio, Boston, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University
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Weather conditions were ideal for tornado that slammed Oklahoma
The city of Moore, Okla., was struck by a devastating tornado Monday because all the familiar ingredients were in place to spawn such a massive storm. It was also a victim of simple bad luck. At least twice before in recent years, in 1999 and 2003,...Tags: University of Oklahoma, National Weather Service, Weather Reports, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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John V. Mullendore, 83
John Vernon Alexander Mullendore, 83, of Clear Spring, Md., passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at his home. Born Aug. 31, 1929, in Boonsboro, Md., he was the son of the late Albertus Daniel Mullendore and Frances Young Alexander Mullendore. John was a...
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READER SUBMITTED: YMCA Of Greater Hartford Awarded Grants By Hartford Foundation For Public Giving
Greater HartfordThe YMCA of Greater Hartford, which seeks to make summer camp accessible to every child, has received three grants totaling more than $20,000 from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for youth programs at YMCA Camp Dakota in Hartford and YMCA Camp...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Physical Fitness and Exercise, East Hartford, YMCA
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Want a sculpture? A new jaw? Pizza? Just print it
Thanks to 3D printing, American society may be about to boldly go where no one has gone before. A Johns Hopkins scientist is seeking to adapt the technology to grow human jaw bones — potentially revolutionizing implant procedures. A Halethorpe...
Tags: Smithsonian Institution, Halethorpe, Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, Biotechnology Industry
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May 22 Letters: Recognizing bias, climate of spending
Recognizing bias The reports [of Isle of Wight racism concerns] I have seen are taking a biased path approaching this subject. My generation (baby boomers) see these statements through the experience of the 1960s and 1970s and a lot of us cringe at any...Tags: Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), University of Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli, Racism, The Pennsylvania State University
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Oklahoma tornado is a standout, storm scientist says
A tornado researcher at the University of Alabama at Huntsville couldn't believe it when he heard Monday that a devastating twister was headed toward Moore, Okla. "One of my graduate students came in my office yesterday and said, 'Moore is about to be...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, University of Alabama
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