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Business

As Part of Global Restructuring, GlaxoSmithKline Pink-Slips 650 in the U.S.

As part of an earlier announced restructuring program, UK-based GlaxoSmithKline is laying off 650 staffers in the U.S. GlaxoSmithKline employees approximately 15,000 people in the U.S.

September 6, 2018
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2 min read
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

September 7 Research Roundup: Antibiotics, Human Genes, ALS, Sherpas and More

There are plenty of great scientific research stories out this week. Here’s a look at just a few of them.

September 6, 2018
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7 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

CRISPR Pioneer Jennifer Doudna Opens Lab at Bay Area’s Gladstone Institutes

CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna has set up shop in San Francisco’s Gladstone Institutes. Doudna, a UC Berkley professor credited with the co-discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technique, will focus on the development of new ways to implement the gene-editing technique for disease treatment.

September 6, 2018
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3 min read
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Alex Keown