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	Of course we can expand this approach to all other industries. [[Agriculture industry\|Agriculture]] provides our morning eggs, toast and coffee (or power bar and Red Bull), the petroleum industry provides the fuel we use to get to work (or the rubber in our bicycle tires), as well as plastics for the computers at our offices and labs. Forensics labs help the police keep our communities safe by aiding in the investigation of crimes, and environmental laboratories monitor the world around us, ensuring that we don’t expose ourselves unnecessarily to toxins nor damage it overmuch.		Of course we can expand this approach to all other industries. [[Agriculture industry\|Agriculture]] provides our morning eggs, toast and coffee (or power bar and Red Bull), the petroleum industry provides the fuel we use to get to work (or the rubber in our bicycle tires), as well as plastics for the computers at our offices and labs. Forensics labs help the police keep our communities safe by aiding in the investigation of crimes, and environmental laboratories monitor the world around us, ensuring that we don’t expose ourselves unnecessarily to toxins nor damage it overmuch.

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Jleecbd: /* Other Industries */

2012-03-23T02:31:52Z

Other Industries

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	==Other Industries==		==Other Industries==

	Of course we can expand this approach to all other industries. [[~~Agricultural~~ industry\|Agriculture]] provides our morning eggs, toast and coffee (or power bar and Red Bull), the petroleum industry provides the fuel we use to get to work (or the rubber in our bicycle tires), as well as plastics for the computers at our offices and labs. Forensics labs help the police keep our communities safe by aiding in the investigation of crimes, and environmental laboratories monitor the world around us, ensuring that we don’t expose ourselves unnecessarily to toxins nor damage it overmuch.		Of course we can expand this approach to all other industries. [[Agriculture industry\|Agriculture]] provides our morning eggs, toast and coffee (or power bar and Red Bull), the petroleum industry provides the fuel we use to get to work (or the rubber in our bicycle tires), as well as plastics for the computers at our offices and labs. Forensics labs help the police keep our communities safe by aiding in the investigation of crimes, and environmental laboratories monitor the world around us, ensuring that we don’t expose ourselves unnecessarily to toxins nor damage it overmuch.

Jleecbd: /* Other Industries */

2012-03-23T02:26:37Z

Other Industries

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	==Other Industries==		==Other Industries==

	Of course we can expand this approach to all other industries. Agriculture provides our morning eggs, toast and coffee (or power bar and Red Bull), the petroleum industry provides the fuel we use to get to work (or the rubber in our bicycle tires), as well as plastics for the computers at our offices and labs. Forensics labs help the police keep our communities safe by aiding in the investigation of crimes, and environmental laboratories monitor the world around us, ensuring that we don’t expose ourselves unnecessarily to toxins nor damage it overmuch.		Of course we can expand this approach to all other industries. [[Agricultural industry\|Agriculture]] provides our morning eggs, toast and coffee (or power bar and Red Bull), the petroleum industry provides the fuel we use to get to work (or the rubber in our bicycle tires), as well as plastics for the computers at our offices and labs. Forensics labs help the police keep our communities safe by aiding in the investigation of crimes, and environmental laboratories monitor the world around us, ensuring that we don’t expose ourselves unnecessarily to toxins nor damage it overmuch.

Jleecbd: /* Treatment options */

2012-03-23T02:24:52Z

Treatment options

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	==Treatment options==		==Treatment options==

	Once a treatment approach has been decided upon, then treatment begins, frequently with an ongoing monitoring process to ensure that the treatment is progressing as expected. As the complexity of drugs being used increases, along with the growing complexity of diseases which we are capable of treating, monitoring also involves watching for possible adverse events. A well known case of this has to do with [[http://www.tysabri.com Tysabri]], a monoclonal antibody produced by Biogen Idec. Owing to the interaction of the antibody with the immune system, a small number of cases of a severe viral brain disease have occurred. This disease is caused by one of the many nearly ubiquitous viruses found in humans. In the event that a Tysabri recipient starts showing signs of the disease, treatment is halted and special processes are applied to flush the remaining drug out of the system.		Once a treatment approach has been decided upon, then treatment begins, frequently with an ongoing monitoring process to ensure that the treatment is progressing as expected. As the complexity of drugs being used increases, along with the growing complexity of diseases which we are capable of treating, monitoring also involves watching for possible adverse events. A well known case of this has to do with [http://www.tysabri.com Tysabri], a monoclonal antibody produced by Biogen Idec. Owing to the interaction of the antibody with the immune system, a small number of cases of a severe viral brain disease have occurred. This disease is caused by one of the many nearly ubiquitous viruses found in humans. In the event that a Tysabri recipient starts showing signs of the disease, treatment is halted and special processes are applied to flush the remaining drug out of the system.

	==End of life==		==End of life==

Jleecbd: /* Treatment options */

2012-03-23T02:24:19Z

Treatment options

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	==Treatment options==		==Treatment options==

	Once a treatment approach has been decided upon, then treatment begins, frequently with an ongoing monitoring process to ensure that the treatment is progressing as expected. As the complexity of drugs being used increases, along with the growing complexity of diseases which we are capable of treating, monitoring also involves watching for possible adverse events. A well known case of this has to do with Tysabri, a monoclonal antibody produced by Biogen Idec. Owing to the interaction of the antibody with the immune system, a small number of cases of a severe viral brain disease have occurred. This disease is caused by one of the many nearly ubiquitous viruses found in humans. In the event that a Tysabri recipient starts showing signs of the disease, treatment is halted and special processes are applied to flush the remaining drug out of the system.		Once a treatment approach has been decided upon, then treatment begins, frequently with an ongoing monitoring process to ensure that the treatment is progressing as expected. As the complexity of drugs being used increases, along with the growing complexity of diseases which we are capable of treating, monitoring also involves watching for possible adverse events. A well known case of this has to do with [[http://www.tysabri.com Tysabri]], a monoclonal antibody produced by Biogen Idec. Owing to the interaction of the antibody with the immune system, a small number of cases of a severe viral brain disease have occurred. This disease is caused by one of the many nearly ubiquitous viruses found in humans. In the event that a Tysabri recipient starts showing signs of the disease, treatment is halted and special processes are applied to flush the remaining drug out of the system.


	==End of life==		==End of life==

Jleecbd: /* When disease strikes */

2012-03-23T02:17:18Z

When disease strikes

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	==When disease strikes==		==When disease strikes==

	In the event disease strikes us, whether caused by infection, genetic mutation, accident, or just aging, we interact with a number of elements of the life sciences industry that have been at work long before we needed them. Unless our disease is unique to us, there has undoubtedly been a significant amount of research, diagnostic development, drug development and the like.		In the event disease strikes us, whether caused by infection, genetic mutation, accident, or just aging, we interact with a number of elements of the life sciences industry that have been at work long before we needed them. Unless our disease is unique to us, there has undoubtedly been a significant amount of [[Life sciences#Basic research\|research]], [[Life sciences#Molecular diagnostics\|diagnostic]] development, [[Life sciences#Pharmaceutical/Biopharmaceutical\|drug development]] and the like.

	Typically, our doctor would take samples, such as blood samples, throat swabs, or biopsies, and send them to clinical and pathology laboratories for analysis. Increasingly, such analysis is becoming much more sophisticated, with many tests looking for specific molecular markers that can be used to guide treatment decisions. Certain companies have developed the capacity to provide highly tailored treatment recommendations to physicians for specific diseases - in particular certain forms of cancer.		Typically, our doctor would take samples, such as blood samples, throat swabs, or biopsies, and send them to clinical and pathology laboratories for analysis. Increasingly, such analysis is becoming much more sophisticated, with many tests looking for specific molecular markers that can be used to guide treatment decisions. Certain companies have developed the capacity to provide highly tailored treatment recommendations to physicians for specific diseases - in particular certain forms of cancer.

Jleecbd: /* A normal healthy life */

2012-03-23T02:12:23Z

A normal healthy life

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	==A normal healthy life==		==A normal healthy life==

	Even in the event that one has a completely uneventful, and healthy life, you will still have interactions with the life sciences industry. Most children undergo routine physicals which might entail preventative diagnostic tests. In addition, most children receive a routine set of vaccinations. Vaccines, of course, are produced by pharmaceutical companies, and require research, process development and manufacturing support and QC laboratories before they are ever administered.		Even in the event that one has a completely uneventful, and healthy life, you will still have interactions with the life sciences industry. Most children undergo routine physicals which might entail preventative diagnostic tests. In addition, most children receive a routine set of vaccinations. Vaccines, of course, are produced by [[Life sciences#Pharmaceutical/Biopharmaceutical\|pharmaceutical companies]], and require research, [[Life sciences#Process development support and analytical development laboratories\|process development]] and manufacturing support and [[Life sciences#Quality control laboratories\|QC laboratories]] before they are ever administered.

	Even as we grow into adulthood, and particularly as we grow older in adulthood, diagnostic testing is a routine part of our lives. As the field of genomics has grown, some of these tests include genetic tests looking for increased risk of certain forms of cancer. For instance, the presence of certain mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, along with a significant family history can be a strong indictor of risk of either breast cancer or ovarian cancer. In some cases, women decide to undergo prophylactic surgeries - which in turn means that samples might find their way into the biorepositories and cancer research labs, as well as to pathology labs.

			Even as we grow into adulthood, and particularly as we grow older in adulthood, diagnostic testing is a routine part of our lives. As the field of [[Life sciences#Genomics\|genomics]] has grown, some of these tests include genetic tests looking for increased risk of certain forms of cancer. For instance, the presence of certain mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, along with a significant family history can be a strong indictor of risk of either breast cancer or ovarian cancer. In some cases, women decide to undergo prophylactic surgeries - which in turn means that samples might find their way into the [[Life sciences#Biorepository\|biorepositories]] and cancer research labs, as well as to pathology labs.

	==When disease strikes==		==When disease strikes==

Jleecbd: /* From conception to birth */

2012-03-23T01:58:50Z

From conception to birth

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	==From conception to birth==		==From conception to birth==

	With the significant advances being made in the area of infertility treatment, the life sciences industry can, at times, affect the beginning of our life in ways that never were the case in an earlier era. The advances, themselves, have been influenced by basic research laboratories, utilizing samples taken not only from clinical environments, but received from [[Life sciences#Biorepository\|biorepositories]] of various sorts. Once a process has been developed, the practitioner then sends samples from their patients to clinical laboratories for analysis to guide the application of the infertility treatment.		With the significant advances being made in the area of infertility treatment, the life sciences industry can, at times, affect the beginning of our life in ways that never were the case in an earlier era. The advances, themselves, have been influenced by [[Life sciences#Basic research\|basic research]] laboratories, utilizing samples taken not only from clinical environments, but received from [[Life sciences#Biorepository\|biorepositories]] of various sorts. Once a process has been developed, the practitioner then sends samples from their patients to [[Healthcare#Clinical laboratory\|clinical laboratories]] for analysis to guide the application of the infertility treatment.

	In addition, a significant battery of prenatal tests are routinely performed, at least within first world countries. From ultrasounds to maternal blood tests to amniocentesis, the diagnostic and clinical laboratory industry is kept busy with supporting us in our earliest days.		In addition, a significant battery of prenatal tests are routinely performed, at least within first world countries. From ultrasounds to maternal blood tests to amniocentesis, the diagnostic and [[Healthcare#Clinical laboratory\|clinical laboratory]] industry is kept busy with supporting us in our earliest days.

	==A normal healthy life==		==A normal healthy life==

Jleecbd: /* From conception to birth */

2012-03-23T01:24:21Z

From conception to birth

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	==From conception to birth==		==From conception to birth==

	With the significant advances being made in the area of infertility treatment, the life sciences industry can, at times, affect the beginning of our life in ways that never were the case in an earlier era. The advances, themselves, have been influenced by basic research laboratories, utilizing samples taken not only from clinical environments, but received from [[Life sciences#~~biorepository~~\|biorepositories]] of various sorts. Once a process has been developed, the practitioner then sends samples from their patients to clinical laboratories for analysis to guide the application of the infertility treatment.		With the significant advances being made in the area of infertility treatment, the life sciences industry can, at times, affect the beginning of our life in ways that never were the case in an earlier era. The advances, themselves, have been influenced by basic research laboratories, utilizing samples taken not only from clinical environments, but received from [[Life sciences#Biorepository\|biorepositories]] of various sorts. Once a process has been developed, the practitioner then sends samples from their patients to clinical laboratories for analysis to guide the application of the infertility treatment.

	In addition, a significant battery of prenatal tests are routinely performed, at least within first world countries. From ultrasounds to maternal blood tests to amniocentesis, the diagnostic and clinical laboratory industry is kept busy with supporting us in our earliest days.		In addition, a significant battery of prenatal tests are routinely performed, at least within first world countries. From ultrasounds to maternal blood tests to amniocentesis, the diagnostic and clinical laboratory industry is kept busy with supporting us in our earliest days.