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Brian Bilbray: “Red tide is something that goes into an environment and, basically, makes a very healthy environment toxic.”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2011
Red tide is something that goes into an environment and, basically, makes a very healthy environment toxic.
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Brian Bilbray
California

Editor's note · Context

Bilbray uses red tide as a metaphor for the FDA's impact on innovation.

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