title: BIOTECHNOLOGY:Disease Group Invests in Do-It-Yourself Drugs.
abstract: On 31 May, the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation of Bethesda, Maryland, announced that it will invest at least $30 million in a small biotech firm, Aurora Biosciences of San Diego, to identify compounds that might prove useful in treating CF. This project, fueled initially by a donation of $20 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, marks a new departure in the growing trend of patient groups taking charge of biomedical research.
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authors.lastname: Marshall