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In the article "Scientists Benefit As Life Sciences Companies Stream To The Web" (R. Finn, The Scientist, Jan. 8, 1996, page 17), an incorrect location was given for Perkin-Elmer Corp. The company is based in Norwalk, Conn. The division of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. that manufactures Taq polymerase for distribution by Perkin-Elmer is located in Branchburg, N.J. A letter to the editor from Marc Abrahams on page 12 of the Jan. 22, 1996, issue of The Scientist was accompanied by an incorrect address.

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In the article "Scientists Benefit As Life Sciences Companies Stream To The Web" (R. Finn, The Scientist, Jan. 8, 1996, page 17), an incorrect location was given for Perkin-Elmer Corp. The company is based in Norwalk, Conn. The division of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. that manufactures Taq polymerase for distribution by Perkin-Elmer is located in Branchburg, N.J.

A letter to the editor from Marc Abrahams on page 12 of the Jan. 22, 1996, issue of The Scientist was accompanied by an incorrect address. Abrahams's address is Annals of Improbable Research, P.O. Box 380853, Cambridge, Mass. 02238.

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