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Just Small Change

Nov 05, 2009

Merck is "actively looking" for biotechs to partner with or even purchase, CEO Dick Clark tells the Wall Street Journal Health Blog. Merck just completed its merger with Schering-Plough so Clark says such a large deal is "off the table right now" as the company settles in but "single-digit billions" of dollars deals could work.

Breaking News
The Scan

Pig Organ Transplants Considered

The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Food and Drug Administration may soon allow clinical trials that involve transplanting pig organs into humans.

'Poo-Bank' Proposal

Harvard Medical School researchers suggest people should bank stool samples when they are young to transplant when they later develop age-related diseases.

Spurred to Develop Again

New Scientist reports that researchers may have uncovered why about 60 percent of in vitro fertilization embryos stop developing.

Science Papers Examine Breast Milk Cell Populations, Cerebral Cortex Cellular Diversity, Micronesia Population History

In Science this week: unique cell populations found within breast milk, 100 transcriptionally distinct cell populations uncovered in the cerebral cortex, and more.