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...closer look at what researchers had actually done makes clear that nobody is anywhere near producing tiny carbon copies of human beings. Scientists at Advanced Cell Technology, a small Massachusetts biotech firm, only managed to grow "embryos" made up of a tiny handful of cells--and all those died almost immediately. Indeed, says George Seidel, embryologist at Colorado State University, "in terms of their objectives, it was a complete failure...
...genes most relevant to pharmaceutical research, HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES is transforming itself into the world's first genomics-based pharmaceutical behemoth. It already has six drugs in clinical trials, for diseases including lupus, colitis and several chemotherapy- induced ailments. Haseltine's approach to decoding the genome promises to bring biotech's benefits more quickly to patients and shareholders alike...
...possibility of irradiating mail, in much the same way bacteria is irradiated from meat. That too may be prohibitively expensive and companies in the irradiating business say it would be some time before such technology would be viable for the post office or company mail rooms. Most biotech firms are reluctant to invest in what they believe to be a temporary, panic-induced market. It seems common sense may be the best--and cheapest--defense...
...Horowitz says he thinks that the city should aggressively pursue real estate for affordable housing. He cites the sale of the Necco building to a biotech firm as “a missed opportunity...
...It’s not illogical that Harvard Square could be a target,” he said. “We’re now an epicenter of high tech, biotech and telecommunications [industries...