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...rally in 10 years took shape last December. Biotechs bedazzled for three months, surging 175%--only to crumble over the past few weeks. A slew of "promising" companies are now worth half what they fetched in the market the first week of March. Some much less. Consider this biobomb: Protein Design Labs leaped from $97 on Feb. 4 to $327 on March 2 and back to $97 on March 7--completing an expensive round trip. That painful voyage is all too familiar in biotechland...
...Still, Protein Design remains well up from where it traded in December, as does the group. Many expect biotech stocks to rally again in coming months as investors rotate out of overplayed Internet stocks and get past the foolish remarks from President Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who recently urged researchers striving to map the sequence of the human genome to share their findings...
POWERFUL PREDICTOR Had your high-sensitivity C-reactive protein tested lately? Maybe you should, even if you've never heard of it. Its presence indicates inflamed arteries, and researchers report that it may be more strongly linked to heart attacks than cholesterol. A study of 28,000 healthy women found that those with high blood levels of hs-CRP (as your doctor calls it) are 4 1/2 times as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke even if their cholesterol count is normal. The test for hs-CRP is inexpensive and has been approved for use since late last...
...technology to food products. The use of prejudicial words is an attempt to instill fear rather than promote reasoned discussion. Gene modification has the potential to be one of the most important and beneficial tools to increase the quantity and nutritional value of food. In the case of A/F Protein's AquAdvantage fish, which reaches adult size in half the time otherwise required, the prospect of doubling production without increasing the use of coastal waters and with less use of fish feed represents a true benefit to consumers and ocean ecology. The media need to accept the challenge and report...
...heart." After reviewing the dietary habits of nearly 12,000 men and women, researchers report that eating beans four times a week can reduce the incidence of heart disease, including heart attacks, by 20%. Any legume will do, even peas, peanuts and soy. It's thought that the vegetable protein in beans may help reduce cholesterol as well as lower blood pressure...