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05.13: How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction

2015-04-15 00:04:31| Powells Books Events Calendar

In How to Clone a Mammoth (Princeton), Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist and pioneer in "ancient DNA" research, walks readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-extinction. From deciding which species should be restored to sequencing their genomes, Shapiro explores the extraordinary cutting-edge science that is being used — today — to resurrect the past.

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Buyers Beware: New Grocery Merger Creates Mammoth That Puts 'Stranglehold on Consumers'

2015-01-28 09:00:53| Grocery - Topix.net

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday it has approved the $9.2 billion merger of Safeway Inc. and Albertsons, clearing the way for the creation of the country's third largest grocery retailer and, according to critics, leaving consumers vulnerable at a time of poverty, low wages, and food insecurity. The Commission green-lighted the merger after the companies agreed to sell 168 of their stores.

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Mammoth Lock Takes Shape in Belgium

2014-12-16 21:06:26| ENR.com: Headline News

Ship access capacity to the Antwerps Waasland Canal complex in Belgium will be more than doubled by construction of the worlds largest volume ship lock at the Deurganck dock. With a budget exceeding 500 million, the lock on the River Scheldts left bank500 meters long, 68 m wide and 17.8 m deepis due to start operations in spring 2016.

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Apple, Fossil, Best Buy: Mammoth Citi Note Sees $30B Wearables Market

2014-09-09 07:44:51| Jewelry - Topix.net

Citigroup analysts today penned a long think-piece on wearable technology, clocking in at 53 pages, the first chapter in what they are billing as a series of reports, in which they take an extremely bullish view, arguing that wearables are not only not a fad, but that in fact, as a tech rather, "It's Forever." The analysts - Oliver Chen , Nancy Hilliker , Jim Suva , Jeremy David , Walter Pritchard , Mark May , Thomas Chauvet , Henry Kim , Kota Ezawa , Kate McShane , and Gregory Badishkanian -see smartwatches alone being worth $10 billion at some point, and ultimately "a wearables market including sport fitness bands, watches, and apparel could be $30bn."

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