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The Patent Epidemic |
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| Back in 2001, something strange happened in the world of patent law. Microsoft, which had been fighting a lawsuit by Priceline, suddenly gave up. The suit, filed in late 1999, claimed that Priceline had patented its “name your own price” auction strategy, and that no one else could use it without a license from the company. Microsoft had been using a similar strategy on its Expedia travel site and had been arguing in U.S. District Court in Connecticut that the auction method was too obvious to be patented. |
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Quashing the Identit |
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| In the past five years, more than 27 million Americans have been victims of identify theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission. |
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The Brave New World |
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| One of the long-held dreams of medical science is to find drugs that will increase intelligence and boost brain performance, aid concentration, and generally give us more control over thought, memory, and cognitive functioning. Some scientists now believe that the dream isn’t far from reality. |
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Off-Shoring, D??Vu |
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| Every 15 years or so, we뭨e told that America뭩 economy faces a grave danger because of the loss of jobs to foreign companies. |
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순조롭게 진행되고 있는 성체줄기세포 |
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| 오늘날 배아줄기세포 연구는 여러 가지 문제로 막다른 지대에 도달한 것으로 인식되고 있다. 반면 성체줄기세포 연구에는 거의 매달 새로운 발견이 이뤄지고 있다. 노화, 당뇨, 심장병, 암, 또는 건강을 위협하는 다른 심각한 질병에 관해 이야기할 때, 줄기세포 치료법은 앞으로 10년뒤 상당한 진전을 이룰 가능성이 높다. 앞으로 이 분야에 어떤 일이 일어날지를 알아보자. |
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