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March/April 1999
Volume 2, Number 2

FEATURES

	Forged in St. Anthony's Fire: Drugs for migraine Ergot, a potent neurotoxin and vasoconstrictor found in a fungus that grows on rye, was one of the first effective migraine medications and has been a springboard for further migraine drug development. Carol Hart
	Restoring magic to the bullets Jim Kling Humanized monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) are succeeding as drugs where mouse MAbs failed. Fully humanized MAbs are in the development pipeline, and therapeutic bispecific MAbs are extending the versatility of nature's magic bullets.
	A conversation with Stelios Papadopoulos Tom Hollon A master biotech dealmaker talks about the difference between science and Wall Street, pharma mergers, the risks of biotechnology, job security, and what a scientist needs to raise venture capital.
	Listeria-based vaccines Brian Wojcik Listeria monocytogenes causes food poisoning that can be fatal. Nevertheless, the unveiling of its life inside infected cells has inspired scientists to develop Listeria as a vehicle for vaccination against infectious disease and cancer.

DEPARTMENTS

	Editorial
	In Brief Whole-cell HTS for antibiotics Drug delivery via killer bedsheets Synthesizing the bug buster of last resort Combining two cancer drugs into one A blood-brain barrier transporter? www.soma.com Reducing pediatric AIDS NIH tosses its hat into the pharmacogenetics ring
	Analysis How Lipitor stole Zocor's lunch
	Reviews Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesberg Prison The BioCareer Center
	New Products
	Pittcon Review Instrument makers are dedicated to drug discovery
	Meetings
	Ad Index
	Et Cetera