Features

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  Should the Government Make Vaccines?

  Vaccine shortages could have the United States on the brink of a public health disaster. Federal health organizations are pushing for nationalized vaccine production, but industry says no.
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  The Invention Factory

  Nathan Myhrvold created Microsoft’s research group and left with a vast fortune. Now he’s created his own organization to keep innovation humming.
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  Reconfigurable Robots

  PARC’s Mark Yim shows off his robots, which reassemble themselves to slink like snakes, roll like wheels or scamper like lizards.
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  Nanobiotech Makes the Diagnosis

  Electronic components the size of molecules could test for diseases and provide personal DNA profiles on demand.
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  Economic Bust, Patent Boom

  High-tech companies try to invent their way out of the recession, applying for a record number of patents in 2001.