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Science and Dollar Signs

A Korean company has cloned a dog. And another company sells the service of making a genetic copy of your pet cat. Everyday a brave new world emerges. How can companies keep up with science? As scientific innovation accelerates, ...READ»

Losing the Edge?

Cathryn Jakobson Ramin published a fascinating article yesterday in the New York Times Magazine about the science of memory loss. It turns out that short-term memory begins to erode for many people in their 20s. Memory loss is ...READ»

Collaborating in the Pipeline

This week's Economist has a fascinating article that explores whether or not the open-source software movement can be applied to pharmaceutical drug development. The piece highlights two areas where such collaboration might be ...READ»

The Ongoing Evolution of Revolution II

In response to a previous FC Now entry, reader and Wharton MBA student Ryan says, "The health care industry's inability to meet its customers' needs seems to present a lucrative opportunity. But how it would be implemented is beyond ...READ»

Medical Research Revolution?

Yesterday, the Washington Post reported on the Public Library of Science, an organization working to put medical research and scientific studies online -- for free. Currently, most of the 50,000-plus studies published yearly based ...READ»