Business Sirna shareholders approve $1.1 billion sale of company to Merck Updated Apr 1, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO — Shareholders of Sirna Therapeutics Inc. on Thursday approved the sale of the tiny biotechnology company to the pharmaceutical …
Business Applied Biosystems to buy Ambion The Associated PressUpdated Oct 22, 2025 FOSTER CITY — Applied Biosystems Group on Tuesday said it agreed to acquire Ambion Inc.’s research-products division for about $273 million.
Local News For $500,000, Venter will put your genes on CD Updated Apr 1, 2025 Mapping and reading J. Craig Venter's genome took 15 years, $5 billion and some of the most sophisticated computers available.