11.   HGS has a large portfolio of human gene products on which to focus, and TIGR has become less dependent on the support of HGS.

12.   Is he really cutting corners to be the first to deliver a commercial gene therapy product?

13.   Scientists now need to find the exact site of the gene, isolate it and determine what protein or product the gene makes, he said.

14.   The FTC said the required divestment should ensure the merger does not slow research and development, or raise prices for gene therapy products closest to marketability.

15.   --Vascular Genetics is in a race with at least two other biotechnology companies to develop the first gene therapy product for heart disease.