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Poor technology and designs kill Bangladesh’s jute carpets (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Dhaka, July 10 (IANS) Once famous for its jute carpets, Bangladesh has not only lost the world market to countries like Spain and Turkey but domestic consumers too, thanks to obsolete technology, outdated designs and bad marketing.
Roche obtains rights to gene-silencing technology (Los Angeles Times)
The Swiss drug maker is granted rights to gene-silencing technology from the Massachusetts firm. BOSTON ? Switzerland-based Roche on Monday licensed rights to gene-silencing technology in a potential $1-billion deal ? the second recent move by a large drug maker to develop novel disease treatments based on Nobel Prize-winning research.
Ford plugs into hybrid technology (Akron Beacon Journal)
Ford Motor Co. and Southern California Edison will team up to test rechargeable hybrid vehicles to speed up mass production of the new technology.