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Biologics: The pricey drugs transforming medicine

  • Written by Ian Haydon, Doctoral Student in Biochemistry, University of Washington
imageThe cells inside this bioreactor are the real pharmaceutical factories.Sanofi Pasteur, CC BY-NC-ND

In a factory just outside San Francisco, there’s an upright stainless steel vat the size of a small car, and it’s got something swirling inside.

The vat is studded with gauges, hoses and pipes. Inside, it’s hot – just under 100...

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