In September, following a review by Ireland's data protection commissioner, Facebook suspended its facial-recognition tool that suggested when users in Europe could be tagged in photographs.

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But he suggested that they proved a useful tool for the Backbench Business Committee to gauge the level of support for a particular subject.

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Previous observational studies have also suggested that aspirin could be an effective tool against cancer, but this is the first randomized study to test the hypothesis directly.

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However, the company suggested that its equipment offered more detail, providing a useful tool for climate model scientists.

BBC: PacX Wave Glide

We have recently suggested a number of such reforms in our book-length policy research tool, 25 Ways to Reduce the Cost of College, which features 25 chapters, organized into five topical sections, each describing a different way that college administrators and policy leaders can make college less expensive.

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In two papers in major scientific journals, researchers today suggested pushing DNA sequencing into more routine use in the clinic, and not just as a research tool.

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