"There are a number of ways to mess it up, " said Kragh, who is a leading researcher on methods to control bleeding.

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Apple's grilling comes as leading global brands are under growing scrutiny over their tax methods.

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Babatunde Osotimehin: One good example of that is Ethiopia, where about 38, 000 health extension workers are leading the effort to bring long-acting modern family planning methods closer to communities, especially to isolated and rural ones.

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Aptina and Sony have built industry leading patent portfolios that include seminal image sensor patents covering image capture and processing methods.

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The project will exploit the very latest scientific methods and draw on the knowledge of some of the UK's leading researchers.

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