The work by Yamanaka, Melton and Srivastava upended conventional thinking that cell development proceeds in one direction, moving step-by-step from primordial stem cells to fully differentiated adult cells.

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Step 2- Invest in analytics skills development : A Study by Accenture published a year ago, found the top in-demand skill gap for US Workers as problem solving , analytical skills and managerial skills. 55% of the workers report to be under pressure to develop additional skills however only 21% are reported to have acquired it through company-provided formal training.

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The rejection of investment and of Western approaches to human rights was certainly not in step with the New Partnership for African Development (Nepad) being championed by President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa.

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