PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment, stated at cost, is comprised of the following:

	December 31,

	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Furniture and computer equipment	$	2,816		$	2,748
Lab equipment		7,731			9,676
Leasehold improvements		2,904			6,115

		13,451			18,539
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(12,477	)		(17,298	)

	$	974		$	1,241

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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