Over the next few years researchers discovered that this protein is a growth regulator in organisms from fruit flies to humans.

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"We believe that our efforts have been bearing fruit and that we are finally on the road to sustainable growth, " said senior managing officer Takahiko Ijichi.

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"We believe that our efforts have been bearing fruit and that we are finally on the road to sustainable growth, " said Takahiko Ijichi, senior managing officer at Toyota.

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Growth created middle classes, who demanded more of the fruit from their labor and more say in how they were governed.

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This makes sense as growth in users and new monetization efforts are both yielding fruit and pointing toward a good 2013 for Twitter.

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Alternative beverage categories like sports drinks, energy drinks, fruit juices, enhanced water and ready-to-drink coffee have witnessed significant demand growth as a result.

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