Forecasting was the obvious next step, but it required the development of new theories to explain the weather's behaviour, a process that, as Mr Monmonier explains, was not without controversy.

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This type of ecosystem behaviour is increasingly characterised as fail fast fail cheap, a Darwinian process where projects fail in order that management can refine products and objectives.

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Now for the first time, these groups are focusing on the behaviour of foreign companies seeking to list on American stock exchanges--a process that looks set to make life a lot harder for old-style Chinese companies emerging from the state sector.

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One compound synthesised by Dr Blackwell's team is more effective than the natural signalling chemical at turning on this group behaviour and works even when there are not enough bacteria around to induce the process naturally.

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"We regret Ferrovial's decision to exclude Ryanair from the Stansted sale process and the failure of the Competition Commission to restrain this anti-competitive and anti-customer behaviour by Ferrovial, " the airline said.

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