This is because the cause of a rare form of cancer often can be narrowed down to a single gene, providing a clear target, and because few other effective remedies exist, so that the promise of a new drug can be instantly visible.

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This is either because they cause no change in the composition of the protein that the gene encodes (some apparently different genetic words actually have the same meaning to the protein-making apparatus), or because the change they make has no effect on the protein's function.

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Another element of the usual story is that the dollar will be trashed because of all this new non-existent money that is not being spent but will cause inflation.

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Several different bacteria can cause meningitis but Neisseria meningitidis -- which is to blame for this outbreak -- is one of the most significant because of its potential to cause epidemics.

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It is important that Peru continues to grow but this growth cannot be too fast because it can cause inflation, which affects the purchasing power of the poorest people.

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This is important because if SanDisk is able to capture approximately 18% of the SSD market, it would cause around 10% upside to our price estimate.

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This is particularly important in intra- and inter-governmental negotiations because even a hint of bad faith can cause backlash from your bargaining partners and instability in global economic markets.

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And you mentioned -- there are just some terrific members of Congress who took really tough votes because they thought it was the right thing, even though they knew this could cause them political problems, and even though a lot of them came from really tough swing districts or majority-Republican districts.

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