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The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of January 13, 2011, there are 2,872 listings. The NASDAQ has more trading volume than any other electronic stock exchange in the world.

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KaloBios Pharma edges higher following IPO

(AP)—Shares of respiratory drug maker KaloBios Pharmaceuticals are inching higher on the first day of trading.

Other Feb 01, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Amgen buys Micromet for anti-leukemia drug

Biotech giant Amgen said Thursday it was buying the German-American cancer research firm Micromet, giving it access to Micromet's promising leukemia therapy.

Other Jan 26, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

CMU will tap advanced computer methods to help doctors make sense of their patients' DNA

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University say advanced computational tools will be the key to a new research project that, if successful, could enable doctors to routinely use information extracted from a patient's DNA to ...

Genetics Jan 10, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

China prepares for big entry into vaccine market

(AP) -- The world should get ready for a new Made in China product - vaccines.