Mellow mood fosters marijuana research

Article Abstract:

San Jose, CA, Democrat Jon Vasconcellos proposed a new legislature that would provide funding for research on marijuana abuse and prevention. The bill aims to provide $6 million in the span of three years to a research team supervised by the University of California. The law will also require physicians to provide oral recommendations for the use of marijuana instead of a prescription. Furthermore, the bill was also supported by the Office of National Drug Control Policy which will provide $1 million to fund the marijuana research conducted by the Institute of Medicine.

Research, California, Marijuana, Institute of Medicine, Legalization of narcotics, Narcotics legalization, University of California, Berkeley

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Roche and Promega back in court for Taq

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A court in San Francisco is to hear allegations that the US patent for the enzyme Taq DNA polymerase, held by Hoffmann-La Roche of Switzerland was obtained fraudulently by original applicant, Cetus Corp. Promega Corp, which sells Taq under a licence granted by Cetus, is challenging Roche, arguing that Roche's Taq patent is invalid as Taq had been anticipated by earlier work. The dispute has continued for seven years, dating from Roche's purchase of the rights to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from Cetus.

Pharmaceutical industry, Intellectual property, DNA polymerases

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Tough times set to continue for US biotech start-ups

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Biotechnology companies in the US expect continuing financial problems during 1991 as the public markets seek industries that can offer quicker and more reliable returns on their money. About 20 biotechnology companies cut operations or shut down in 1998 because of the cash crisis. A vew venture companies have started up but they are expected to have difficulty raising capital when needed.

Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries

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