General Interest News


This page contains news items that are not specific to the WRC but rather are of general interest. Most, but not necessarily all, of the articles posted here will be scientific in nature and related to the chemical or biotech industries. The range of posts will purposefully be quite broad and may include items such as business news, scientific papers, current events, etc.

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Link or Article Title
Date Posted
Germ Warfare of Sorts Shows Promise Against Cancer, The New York Times, By Nicholas Wade, December 11, 2001
16 Dec
Working Wounded: Repetitive Stress Injury, MSNBC.com
16 Dec
Filtering Light Waves To Make Plant Growth Uniform, UniSci.com, 13-Dec-2001
16 Dec
Report Details Overhaul Options for Social Security, AP, 12/11/2001 - Updated 01:15 PM ET
11 Dec
In Cloning, Failure Far Exceeds Success, The New York Times, By Gina Kolata, December 11, 2001
11 Dec
For Many Generation X'ers, Job Loyalty Is Getting Stronger, The New York Times, By Maggie Jackson, December 11, 2001
11 Dec
Thinking about refinancing? Here's a convenient mortgage calculator
11 Dec
Fed Seen Lowering Benchmark Rate to 40-Year Low, Bloomberg.com, By Brendan Murray, Dec. 11
11 Dec
10 Essential Facts About Drug Companies, The Motley Fool (UK), By David Kuo, November 27, 2001
28 Nov
Nasal Sprays Top Antihistamines For Seasonal Allergy, UniSci.com, 28-Nov-2001
28 Nov
E.P.A. Weighs Pesticide Tests on Humans, The New York Times, By Katharine Q. Seelye, November 28, 2001
28 Nov
A Breakthrough on Cloning? Perhaps, or Perhaps Not Yet, The New York Times, By Gina Kolata with Andrew Pollack, November 27, 2001
27 Nov
U.S. November Consumer Confidence Seen Rising: Bloomberg Survey, Bloomberg, By Carlos Torres and Terry Barrett, Washington, Nov. 27
27 Nov
British Study Details New Breast Cancer Treatment, Reuters, Updated: Mon, Nov 26 1:33 PM EST
26 Nov
Ten Biotechs Could Go Public Next Year: Study - Rebound in IPO Market Would Aid Sector, Globetechnology.com, by Leonard Zehr, Monday, November 5, 2001
24 Nov


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