Its invention reduced the amount of time necessary to perform complex mathematical operations, making it an invaluable tool for commerce, science and engineering.

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Three researchers won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today for their work turning a protein found in jellyfish into a ubiquitous biotech tool that is used in drug discovery, genetic engineering and most types of research.

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Given all of that we could indeed say, as Felix does, that the current low Apple stock price is a useful tool for them in the battle to hire that scarce Silicon Valley engineering talent.

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