The alchemists
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The pharmaceuticals industry has grown from the invention of aspirin in 1897 to a $300 billion-a-year industry. The proposed merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham will create the world's second-largest company. New patents and technologies are revolutionizing the pharmaceuticals industry.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1998
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Breaking nature's limits
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The first gene was cloned in 1972, and since that time significant strides have been made in genetic and molecular research. It is likely that by 2010 all human proteins will be identified, allowing researchers to develop new, innovative applications.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1995
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