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• Bringing DNA out of its shell

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• Quantum leap into the realm of plain English

  STIRRING UP A CLOUD of atoms that are almost - but not quite - frozen solid may help to deliver the most powerful computers yet devised. The technical challenges required to achieve this goal of quantum computing are enormous, but describing these challenges to a non-scientific audience can require a quantum leap of public speaking. p
  

• If the world sneezes, society may catch a severe cold

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