Greater Boston, particularly Cambridge's "Genetown," is a center for the new biotech industry. Boston's innovative soil is growing many firms like Millennium Pharmaceuticals and Genzyme, while national leaders like Pfizer and Merck, and recently international giant Novartis, have chosen Greater Boston because its universities, law firms, and venture capital aid this still-new industry.

	Making Public Water Drinkable: MIT
	Conquering Genetic Disease: Genzyme
	Gene Research Helping Multiple Sclerosis Treatment: Biogen Idec
	Discovering the Structure of DNA: Watson & Crick
	Biotechnology Research, The Whitehead Institute: Mapping the Human Genome Sequencing the Y Chromosome Researching Human Diseases through Animal Models Innovations in Cancer Research
	Less Invasive Medicine: Boston Scientific

	The Gene Masters: How a New Breed of Scientific Entrepreneurs Raced for the Biggest Prize in Biology by Ingrid Wickelgren, 2002