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Helix Hucksters

Sep 01, 2003
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Genome Technology readers might have noticed some of their colleagues popping up in ad campaigns in the mainstream business press lately: Howard Cash for the State of Michigan (below), Claire Fraser for Microsoft, and, of course, her husband for Compaq. Should Honda, New Orleans, or Corona beer be looking for spokespeople, GT has a few more suggestions from this industry’s ranks.

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