Word: scrippses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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In 1993, California's Scripps Research Institute found itself in some hot water.
The institute had drawn national scrutiny--and a Congressional inquiry--for a 10-year, $300 million agreement that would have given Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The right to examine all inventions from Scripps and to license almost half of them.
For many, the deal gave Sandoz, a private firm, too much control over the the scientists and technical publications of Scripps. Because the institutional conflicts of interest were too great, the partnership was eventually scaled back, and $100 million was cut from the agreement.
With an eye toward Scripps' problems, he formed an ad hoc committee to make recommendations to bring Harvard's science policy into the 1990s.
Countless insomniacs yearning for sleep have looked with envy at their cats, wishing they too could just curl up anywhere and nap. Turns out the cats may hold the secret to natural, drug-free sleep. A report to be published Friday in the journal Science says it may be possible...