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UC Berkeley To Fire Ignacio Chapela For Criticism of the University's Deal With Novartis
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Ignacio Chapela, an outspoken biotechnology critic, has been denied tenure by the University of California, Berkeley and will be let go when his employment contract expires in June.

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