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JUNE 25, 2001

Protests marked Sunday's opening of BIO2001, a biotechnology conference being held in San Diego, California, this week.

The conference is expected to draw 12,000 to 15,000 people in the $22 bill biotech industry. The protesters numbered a few hundred and a few were arrested.

Get the Story:
Hundreds Protest Biotech Convention (The Los Angeles Times 6/25)

Relevant Links:
BIO 2001 - http://www.bio.org/events/2001/event2001home.html

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