Friday, November 28, 2003

SHOT IN THE ARM FOR CUBA
"It was Cuba's $1 billion gamble — to train an army of scientists, develop a sprawling biotech industry and tackle every disease from cancer to AIDS.
The bet paid off, Cuban officials say. Since 1990, Cuban scientists have developed dozens of new treatments and drugs, including the world's only vaccine against meningitis B. "
(SEATTLE TIMES, unearthed by CubaNews Digest)

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