Fattom's solution was to link the sugars to a larger carrier protein, in this case an inactivated bacteria called Pseudomonas.

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Those messages, written in Russian and first reported by Russian mobile carrier MegaFon, simply advertise the app and include a link to a download site.

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To put this in perspective, that is what Apple was worth earlier in the year and numerous other items identified in this link including the annual prescription drug sales in the US, the US entire aircraft carrier fleet, retail sale of electricity in the US, or the entire coffee industry.

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