In 2002 MIT professors started a not-for-profit called BioBricks that has collected 2, 000 biological components, including gene sequences that sense light, produce light, send messages between cells and switch cell functions on and off.

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He has shown a strong interest in turning the island into a giant laboratory when the switch to fuel cell vehicles begins in earnest 10 to 15 years from now, as well as in testing the safety of hydrogen gas stations, the long-term reliability of cars and the economic viability of fuel cells.

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That protein is a switch that tells a cell to self-destruct.

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Mitt Romney is nice, says Keene, but nice doesn't really get your heart pumping, and some distrust his switch on issues like abortion and stem cell research.

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But the parts list says those regions contain, or are close to, a particular kind of genetic switch turned on and off in various types of immune cell.

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The bipartisan bill would permanently guarantee consumers can unlock their cell phones, tablets, and other mobile communications devices in order to switch carriers.

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