If and when these enzymes are perfected, the way will be open to make simple organisms engineered to carry the new base pair.

ECONOMIST: A new kind of DNA

If all this goes well, and the two countries with the most weapons can move on beyond Start-3, the way will be open to bring in the other nuclear powers.

ECONOMIST: Disarming again

If Mr Clinton's envoy reports progress on these immediate issues, the way will be open for a tour of the region by his secretary of state, Madeleine Albright (see article).

ECONOMIST: Back on the job

True, but if it is accepted that Mr Stolpe's vote was valid, the way will be open for every other state premier heading a coalition simply to override his partners and ten of the 16 states today are run by coalitions.

ECONOMIST: German immigration law

The way will then be open for those on the right and - it is worth emphasising - left of health policy who believe the funding model cannot cope, and that a form of social insurance, French, Swiss or German style, is necessary to meet the burgeoning demand for healthcare.

BBC: Health Bill: Where's the strategic argument?

But other investors have an inkling that many big programs will eventually be written the open-source way.

ECONOMIST: Open-source software

The bridge will remain open to two-way traffic flow and there will be no impact on pedestrians or cyclists.

BBC: Weight limits placed on 'deteriorating' Derby bridge

And nearly a third of the ones that are still open to existing staff will be changed in some way it predicted, either by being closed to further contributions by current employees, or by the benefits of the schemes being made less generous and thus cheaper to fund.

BBC: Pension scheme closures speed up

Moreover, if the site catches on, its worth as an open network will likely be higher than its worth as a way to sell robots.

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