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Shares of Biogen, which makes the multiple sclerosis drugs Avonex and Tysabri, are http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348368693 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT Interactive Investor International http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348366744 BOSTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - In a letter to CEO James Mullen and the company's board, HealthCor criticized what it says is a disconnect between Mullen's compensation and Biogen's stock performance. Shares of Biogen, which makes the multiple sclerosis http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348366744 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT Forbes.com http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348357433 A decade ago, a group of University of Oklahoma researchers were sequencing the first human chromosome as part of the human genome project. Today, the OU Advanced Center for Genome Technology is contributing to an international effort to sequence the http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348357433 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:26:00 GMT EurekAlert! http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348355679 By Thomas Gryta Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- HealthCor Management, a hedge fund that owns a 1.3% stake in Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB), sent a letter to the biotech's board criticizing its spending, executive compensation and urging it to http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348355679 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:00 GMT Easy Bourse http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348355593 slams Biogen CEO for outsize pay package Reuters addImpression('7006865_225x90 RW [r] Your guide to the capital jungle adsrc 'reuters.com.dart/bizfinance/industries/healthcare/article;' ( typeof(AD_TRACKER) 'undefined' AD_TRACKER.globalAdSrcType null ) http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348355593 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:00 GMT Reuters http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348315789 After three years and $30 million, U.S. scientists have finished mapping the complete genome sequence of corn, the most widely eaten cereal after rice. A strain of corn called B73 may prove to be a textbook of how genes work, said Patrick Schnable, a http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348315789 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:00 GMT UPI http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348313895 In the weeks following Turkey's announcement of additional requirements on importation of all food and feed products containing genetically enhanced components, progress to reverse or amend the stringent requirements has yet to be made. Those involved in http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348313895 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:00 GMT USAgNet http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348294014 NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- HealthCor Management, a hedge fund that owns a 1.3% stake in Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB), sent a letter to the biotech's board criticizing its spending, executive compensation and urging it to return cash to shareholders. The fund, http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348294014 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:00 GMT Morningstar.com http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348291945 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company, announced today at the Association of Molecular Pathology Annual Meeting in Kissimmee, Florida a series of revolutionary developments which significantly expand the company’s high-throughput sequencing portfolio. http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348291945 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:56:00 GMT Select Science http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348253720 change make research and development of more 'superior' crops that grow faster, bigger and produce higher yields, more relevant, an agriculture official disclosed. Advances in agricultural biotechnology should focus more on the development of climate http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348253720 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMT Truth About Trade http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348252532 The planting of genetically modified (GM) crops is an issue that deserves discussion, because there are good arguments both for and against. Today, however, this has become a global trend, with GM crops being planted over large areas in a growing number http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348252532 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:00 GMT Truth About Trade http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348247266 Zimbabwe - Harare - The Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) has called on the Government to allow farmers to plant Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) maize seed so as to increase harvest and counter imports. In a telephone interview yesterday, http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348247266 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:33:00 GMT Truth About Trade http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348243845 crops have a role to play in preventing mass starvation across the world caused by a combination of climate change and rapid population growth, a senior government scientist said yesterday. Professor Robert Watson, the chief scientific adviser at the http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348243845 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:31:00 GMT Truth About Trade http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348236321 If a biologist had to pick one living thing as the textbook of how genes work, what would it be? Corn seems to be a good answer. Now the scientific world has at hand the complete genome sequence of corn, announced by researchers who have collaborated http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348236321 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT Truth About Trade http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348235373 NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- HealthCor Management, a hedge fund that owns a 1.3% stake in Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB), sent a letter to the biotech's board criticizing its spending, executive compensation and urging it to return cash to shareholders. The fund, http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348235373 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT Nasdaq http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348226332 Genome Sequencing Project, the first comprehensive gene map of North American Corn, will be made available to the public Friday by the National Corn Growers Association. Publication of these results marks the end of over a decade-long collaboration http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348226332 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:00 GMT California Farmer http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348213970 Scientists will develop real world applications from knowledge. Results of the Maize Genome Sequencing Project, the first comprehensive gene map of North American Corn, will be made available to the public Friday by the National Corn Growers Association. http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348213970 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMT Southern Farmer http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348203371 Antisoma is fully funded and has three potential blockbusters. I have a soft spot for life sciences companies that combine strong balance sheets with products facing the final hurdle (phase III trials). In the last year I have looked at Renova (LSE: http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348203371 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:00 GMT Fool.co.uk http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348184636 The maize (corn) genome sequence is now complete. Iowa State University (ISU) Plant Sciences Institute (PSI) researchers developed methods for the assembly of sequence data and conducted much of the ongoing functional analysis work as part of a http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348184636 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMT Agriculture Online http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348182404 Antisoma is fully funded and has three potential blockbusters. I have a soft spot for life sciences companies that combine strong balance sheets with products facing the final hurdle (phase III trials). In the last year I have looked at Renova (LSE: http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348182404 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT Motley Fool UK http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348169935 SAFC Biosciences® announces the introduction of EX-CELL ANTIFOAM, a non-animal origin solution that enhances foam control in cell culture bioreactors to increase the consistency, efficiency and stability in cell culture manufacturing. The EX-CELL http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348169935 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMT Select Science http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348166660 New report provides detailed analysis of the Healthcare and Medical market Published on November 20, 2009by Press Office(Companiesandmarkets.com and OfficialWire)LONDON, ENGLAND DNA probes-based diagnostics is an emerging application area in the http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348166660 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:00 GMT OfficialSpin http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348147334 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- USDA scientists and their colleagues have completed a four-year effort to sequence the genome of corn, an achievement expected to speed up development of corn varieties that will help feed the world and meet growing demands for using http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348147334 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT AgProfessional http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348146754 DAVIS, Calif. and PARIS -- Arcadia Biosciences Inc. and Vilmorin today announced that they have reached an agreement for the development and commercialization of Nitrogen Use Efficient wheat. Under the terms of the agreement, Vilmorin receives privileged http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348146754 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT AgProfessional http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348136928 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- American farmers have adopted genetically engineered (GE) crops widely since their introduction in 1996 because of the tangible benefits that biotech varieties deliver, the Biotechnology Industry Organization says. According to the http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348136928 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:00 GMT AgProfessional http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348133573 Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ) reported results of a phase 2/3 study of its advanced phosphate binder (APB). The trial met its primary endpoint, which was to show that the APB lowered phosphate levels effectively compared to placebo. However, the APB http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348133573 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:00 GMT Medical News Today http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348102137 When a company hits the skids, fingers start to point. And lately, fingers have been pointing pretty forcefully at Henri Termeer ( photo ), CEO of the ill-fated company Genzyme. Naturally, inquiring minds want to know how Termeer has fared financially as http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348102137 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:00 GMT FiercePharma http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348084451 y IRW-Press(IRW-Press and OfficialWire)CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA EFT BioTech Holdings, Inc., (OTC: EFTB.PK) a proprietary e-commerce solutions company providing 'made in the USA' health, beauty and nutraceutical products under the EFT brand to its affiliate http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348084451 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT OfficialSpin http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348076393 ImmunoGen today announced its second licensing deal with Amgen in three months. The biotech giant gains rights to ImmunoGen's maytansinoid Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, which uses antibodies to deliver a cancer cell-killing agent, to http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2348076393 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:00 GMT FierceBiotech