There is an article by Tim Berners-Lee entitled "Welcome to the Semantic Web" in the recent Economist's "The World in 2007" edition. What's more , it focuses strongly on the life sciences and drug development.
For those who have subscriptions, the link is http:// www.economist.com/theworldin/science/displayStory.cfm? story_id=8134382&d=2007
cheers, Eric Eric Neumann, PhD co-chair, W3C Healthcare and Life Sciences, and Senior Director Product Strategy Teranode Corporation 411 1st Avenue South, Suite 700 Seattle, WA 98104 +1 (781)856-9132 www.teranode.com