Gloved and gowned trainees carefully practiced filling vials of a clear liquid derived from human blood under the focused eyes of instructors and the unblinking lenses of a media horde.
The workers, new hires for the $1 billion Baxalta pharmaceutical plant that will begin testing operations near Social Circle next year, were showcased as part of the grand opening Thursday of the Georgia BioScience Training Center.
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