Dag: 2 november 2005
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En femtedel av generna patenterade
Celldelning snart lika förbjudet som fildelning? One-Fifth of Human Genes Have Been Patented, Study Reveals A new study shows that 20 percent of human genes have been patented in the United States, primarily by private firms and universities. erikstarckframtidstanken.com
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Webben växer snabbare
Acceleration. Web enjoys year of biggest growth The web has grown more in 2005 than it did at the height of the dotcom boom, says a study. erikstarckframtidstanken.com
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Hello Africa, tell me how you doin’
Dr Alban kan ringa betydligt större delar av Afrika efter mobiltelefonens genombrott. Den står för tre fjärdedelar av alla telefonabbonnemang på kontinenten. Africa’s cellphone explosion changes economics, society Harun is one of a rapidly swelling army of wired-up Africans – an estimated 100 million of the continent’s 906 million people. Another is Omar Abdulla Saidi,…
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IBM säger nej till gen-tester för anställda
Vad säger din arbetsgivare om saken? IBM’s Smart Stance on Genetic Testing Big Blue is the first major corporation to rule out DNA scans for employees. More than an ethical issue, the decision is also good business erikstarckframtidstanken.com