news archive genetic news - December 6, 2004

December 6, 2004

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-	Genentech Named No. 1 Employer by Science Magazine Top Employers Survey
-	Life Science Innovation Dependent on Venture Capital, New Report Asserts VC Investment in Biotech and Medical Device Companies Accelerates Time to Market, Extends and Improves the Lives of Millions
-	Scientists Generate Human Islet Precursor Cells in Culture from Cadaveric Insulin-producing Cells Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Generates Proliferative Human Islet Precursor Cells
-	Improved Molecular Switch Could Serve as Sensor, Medical Tool 'Device' Made of Fused Protein Partners Is Shown to Be Reversible and Highly Sensitive
-	Estrogen-Associated COX-2 Pathways Explain Protection From Heart Disease in Female Mice Implications for Chronic Use of COX-2 Inhibitors in Pre-Menopausal Women