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...potential downside to this therapeutic boon is that you might not be the only person who gets to know what your genes are. Health insurance and life insurance companies might like to see your sequence before they offer you insurance, and they might adjust their prices based on heretofore hidden genetic minefields. Some employers might ask the same—who wants to hire a long-term employee with a genetic predisposition to an early-onset disease? And careful snoopers will likely be able to decode the DNA of anyone they can bring within spitting distance. “Just...
...living in good old extended families, with three or more generations coexisting happily under a single roof. In that setting grandparents would help with household chores, granting parents more free time to share with their kids. If such changes were made, might there be fewer stressed-out dads? Boon Tee Tan, Kemaman, Malaysia...
...University considers possible appointments for the future, Corporation fellows are seriously considering people with ties to Boston, three individuals close to the Corporation said, a possible boon to the University as it continues its expansion across the Charles River into Allston...
...small advertisers and publishers, Google's automated advertising network is a boon: a new, cost-effective way to connect with one another and with customers. But big media companies had already established connections before Google came along, and so far the amounts of money Google offers content producers are paltry compared with what gets thrown around in traditional media. This is especially true with online video, where nobody has really figured out how to match ads to content. YouTube, which Google purchased for $1.65 billion in October, took in just $15 million in revenue last year--less than the cost...
...attempt to create a free, publicly-accessible database of millions of texts. This amazing database would allow the general public to search not only the titles of books, but their full text as well. Allowing digital access to the library’s collection will not only be a boon to researchers and the public at large, but may also allow for cost and environmental savings in the future. Unlimited access to online resources from any Internet terminal will greatly reduce the need to order multiple hard copies of books and periodicals. Nevertheless, as HUL moves forward with its digitization...