CytImmune Sciences of Rockville, Maryland, has just begun a study of the efficacy of Aurimune, a solid-gold nanoparticle that carries a dose of tumour necrosis factor (TNF), a substance that has a natural tendency to stick to gold.

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Also, the market began working its way higher again after a policy statement following a U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting Wednesday showed that the Fed intends to stick with its accommodative monetary policy, said Sean Lusk, gold and silver analyst with Ironbeam.

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You get a fatter yield in small cap Gold Resources (GORO), but the better idea may be to stick with a well-known name where the top three officers are not related.

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