Mr. Cameron seems to have done a good job of mapping and moving some of the key players as well.

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Mapping to key Firefox footprints around the globe, leading operators Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefonica and Telenor are backing the open Firefox OS as an exciting new entrant to the smartphone marketplace.

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That may be good enough for mapping key signposts on chromosomes, says Venter, who recently joined the company's board.

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