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• Stem cell laboratories worldwide have never been busier and several approaches are showing promise
• The animal health sector is going to the dogs but that is no bad thing - -
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Discovery is running ahead of delivery
The industry finds itself facing a number of pressures, but is still managing to produce important innovations, reports Andrew Jack
Data management: Industry braced for information deluge
The challenge is to make sense of the facts pouring in, says Clive Cookson
Medical devices: Recalls and litigation stoke debate on rules
Andrew Jack looks at demands for a tougher ethical code
Crop science: Global food debate presents opportunity to reap a profit
There is controversy over GM companies taking advantage of world hunger, writes Jessica Twentyman
Stem cells: Labs busy as projects reach early clinical trial
Several approaches are showing promise, says Clive Cookson
Animal health: Where going to the dogs is no bad thing
Andrew Jack finds the sector is about more than just raising food output. Plus profile of Frontline, top flea product
Doctors and patients: ‘More like a conversation between equals’
Jane Bird finds the internet is having a profound effect on traditional medical relationships
China: Pharma heads east for profit
Patti Waldmeir says an expanding middle class is driving healthcare growth
US: Healthcare reform makes its mark
Some of the outcomes have not been as expected, discovers Alan Rappeport
Japan: Drug companies seek growth fillip abroad
Lindsay Whipp finds few prospects in home market
