Saturday, November 1, 2008

Californian Biotech Firms Sweating Over Prop 8, Urge Others To Oppose

California's gay marriage drama goes deep! Most of us think of Proposition 8 as an elimination of same-sex marriage rights, but Biotech executives there see far more complex dimensions.

You may not know this, but California and gay-marrying Massachusetts are in a bit of competition over scientists who work in the Biotech field. And insiders in the Golden State are worried that if Proposition 8 passes, then their bent talent may move over to Massachusetts, especially since Massachusetts sweetened their pot by passing a $1 billion package for the industry.

So, in an effort to save their hides - and homos - a coalition of California's biotech firms are now joining the fight against Proposition 8.

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