Unilever shares jump on baldness cure

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Anglo-Dutch consumer products group, Unilever, has agreed a deal with US-based pharmaceuticals group, Bristol-Myers Squibb, to develop a drug able to prevent baldness and which may allow hair growth. The deal will result in Unilever gaining so-called milestone payments as each regulatory barrier is overcome by the drug. Bristol-Myers Squibb will assume control for developing the product and attempt to produce a compound, development work on which may take up to five years. Unilever revealed too that the deal marks the first time its technology has been licensed to another firm with regard to development of a prescription product.

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Unilever agrees deal w/ this pharmaceuticals group to develop drug that is able to prevent baldness & that allows hair growth

Toilet Preparation Manufacturing, Other Hair Preps, Unilever Group, Hair care preparations, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

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Genetic engineers create sugar that is not fattening

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The Netherlands-based Centre for Plant Breeding and Reproduction Research has developed a genetically modified type of sugar beet which produces a sweetener - called fructan - that is indigestible to humans. This means that it should be non-fattening, although it tastes just as sweet as normal sugar. The new plant uses genes derived from the Jerusalem artichoke and it any also be unable to produce seeds, something that will help to stop the spread of its genetically altered properties to other plants.

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Netherlds: CPB&RR develops genetically modified type of sugar beet which produces sweetener called fructan

Sugar Beets, Sugar Beet Farming

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Pupils take hi-tech route to inspiration

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Oxford University , Intel and a number of small software companies are teaming up to develop three dimensional highly interactive software based on supercharged microchips for educational purposes. The software is aimed children between the ages of 11 and 14. At present only 30% of schools use computers as a teaching aid and the aim is to boost this figure to 80% by the year 2000.

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Teams w/ Oxford U & software cos to develop three dimensional software based on supercharged microchips for educational purposes

United Kingdom, Intel Corp., Children's educational software

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