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Connections: Science Roundtable - Pharmaceuticals

It's our monthly science roundtable! A University of Rochester chemistry professor just received a $1.5 million dollar NIH grant to study an alternate method of manufacturing pharmaceuticals. The results could lead to more options for patients -- a better chance to find something that works. It's also possible that we'll see cheaper drugs on the market, easier drug testing and trials, and more. We discuss the impacts of this with our panel:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.