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The human genome project itself, which was the enabling factor of this revolution, was perfectly exponential with the number of base pairs being sequenced doubling every year and the cost per base pair coming down by half every year.
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And, further, there are indications that Apple is planning to expand its customer base later this year with a lower-cost iPhone for emerging markets (think India, China, et al.) where consumers tend to pay the full price at retail, not the subsidized contract prices we are spoiled by here.
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Estimated first-year electricity cost before solar: These assumptions included base rates, fees and taxes, and factor in typical regional power loads, according to Heather Van Schoiack, spokeswoman at Clean Power Research.
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But the bank said higher interest rates were likely to affect Scotland less than the wider UK economy, with the country's solid industrial base supporting economic expansion during the coming year, as the rising cost of borrowing subdues the boom in public spending.
BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Economic growth 'will continue'