Germany's Merck buys Silence Therapeutics in $1.3 billion RNA drug deal
2 news sources are covering this Business story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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"Germany's Merck buys Silence Therapeutics in $1.3 billion RNA drug deal" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include WSJ and Fierce Biotech. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "Germany's Merck buys Silence Therapeutics in $1.3 billion RNA drug deal" trending?
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