Spurning an eleventh-hour suitor that made an offer last week, diagnostic testing firm Variagenics Inc. said its board wants to go ahead with the previously planned merger with Hyseq Inc. (BioWorld Today)

Look up the origins of the word "enzyme" in the dictionary and you'll find it has a possible Greek root, related to the word "juice." Look up "juice," and you'll find that it can be defined as "strength, vigor, vitality" - words seldom associated with the biotechnology sector these days. (BioWorld Financial Watch)