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Volume 22 Issue 11, November 2004

Pilot fermentation vat for the culture of microorganisms. As well as advances in the engineering of cells for protein production, new and more efficient fermentation systems are being designed by engineers. Credit: E. Young/Photo Researchers Inc.

Volume 22 Issue 11

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News in Brief

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News

  • In his attempts to streamline the European Medicines Agency, Thomas Lönngren's style is one of evolution rather than revolution.

    • Sabine Louët
    News
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Data Page

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News Feature

  • Healthcare costs are out of control. Generic biotech products could ease the pain. What's holding things up? Stephan Herrera investigates.

    • Stephan Herrera
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Correspondence

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Commentary

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Investors Lab

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Feature

  • Has a worldwide shortage in biomanufacturing capacity turned to a glut in just 4 years? A building boom and advances in technology threaten to derail adoption of potentially cheaper transgenic manufacturing platforms.

    • Karl A Thiel
    Feature
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News & Views

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Perspective

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Review Article

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Letter

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Patents

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People

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New on the Market

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Primer

  • Programs such as MFOLD and ViennaRNA are widely used to predict RNA secondary structures. How do these algorithms work? Why can't they predict RNA pseudoknots? How accurate are they, and will they get better?

    • Sean R Eddy

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Perspective

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Analysis

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Careers and Recruitment

  • Experts in academia and industry offer practical advice for job-hunting scientists.

    • Grace H W Wong
    Careers and Recruitment
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Focus

  • As more biotech products receive regulatory approval and the first protein blockbusters come off patent and face generic competition, this focus discusses the challenges for companies manufacturing recombinant proteins.

    Focus
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