New life for life sciences.

• Position: Washington Legislature approves Life Sciences Discovery Fund - Brief Article

Washington state's new Life Sciences Discovery Fund, approved by the Legislature earlier this year, will spend $350 million to support life sciences research. Beginning in 2008, the state will distribute $35 million every year for 10 years. The money comes from the tobacco settlement. The goal is to make the state more competitive in preventive and predictive research in health care, including biomedical and...