Mutants that would have taken days to identify using old methods were spotted by Dr Siuzdak's group within 20 minutes.

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There are stories about the makers, the artisans, the inventors who are using old methods with new technologies (or even vice versa).

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Microbial miseries which were untouchable using old vaccine methods because of safety concerns or scientific limitations are now treatable through genetic tinkering.

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But from 1989 to 1991, as leveraged takeovers became common, the high levels of debt made it harder for investors to value companies using the old methods.

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Data is so complex that using the same old methods, asking the same old questions, doesn't make sense, says Mr. Singh, who is also a mathematician.

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The main advantage of using genetic markers is that it speeds up old-fashioned breeding methods, because you no longer have to wait for the tree to grow up to see if it has the desired traits.

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This analysis is not done using broad and blunt tonnage levels, day part mixes, and other old-fashioned methods, but with specific programs on specific dates and times.

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