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Roche's big China play; Merck bets on mRNA, again; Bluebird's gene therapy takes off; Better PhIII? At a fraction of the cost?; and more

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Roche's big China play; Merck bets on mRNA, again; Bluebird's gene therapy takes off; Better PhIII? At a fraction of the cost?; and more

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