Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Innovators, not mere IT users
 COMPETENCE in information technology is considered a strategic asset for businesses today. It is the force which allows whole industries to gain competitive advantages....
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What’s the next big thing
 HUMANS have always thought of themselves as special, and with good reason. As far as we know, we are alone in the universe in churning out great works of art and...
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Less is more
 TUFTS of wires are a constant source of nuisance, causing problems vis-a-vis mobility and also making the office look rather untidy. However, wireless networking is developing at a breakneck pace,...
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Webwatch
 IF you’re intrigued by the ‘Three Laws Unsafe’, check out this site, developed by the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence. It focuses on a controversial issue by Isaac Asimov, author of I, Robot....
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Jazz up your email experience
A CUP of tea and a freshly printed, crisp newspaper; that is what most of us look forward to in the morning. However, the advent of email has changed many...
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More about your immune system
 EVER wondered why two people of the same age group and gender, living in the same community, suffer from totally dissimilar diseases? Well believe it or not, it is because of...
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GMOs — concerns and questions
 MODERN biotechnology involves the introduction of hereditary material to organisms, something which cannot be achieved using traditional breeding methods. The United Nations Environmental Programme defines genetic modification as the type of...
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Discovering the intangible
 IS there another version of you reading this article? Do we have only four dimensions? Is there only one universe? Confused, aren’t you? Well don’t be, for cosmology, the branch of...
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Uncertainty ends as Kyoto dawns
 THE coming into force of Kyoto Protocol may be a rather small step towards improving the global climate, but it closes a long period of uncertainty, according to Joke Waller-Hunter, Executive...
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Dolly scientist to combat human diseases
THE scientist who created Dolly, the cloned sheep, has expressed the hope that the licence he had been granted to clone human embryos for research into motor neurone disease would pave...
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Scientists will barcode life on Earth
 A TEAM of international scientists have launched an ambitious project to genetically identify, or provide a barcode for, every plant and animal species on the planet....
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Two more licences for cellphone firms
THE government would grant licences to two more cellular phone companies in an effort to meet the growing need of the technology in Pakistan, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz recently....
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Say it out loud
 WEBLOGS represent the internet at its best. There are many different users on a single network, filtering and disseminating information and sharing their experiences of the world and day-to-day life with...
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Byteback
 Buying online 1. Which local website sells computer products and other gadgets online? 2. Can you tell me the name of a website through which I may confirm credit card transactions? Ummair Saeed Bahawalpur...
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ITeaser
THINK your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this I-Teaser and find out for sure:...
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Cool gadgets
 D-LINK i2eye DVC-1100 is a cross between a videophone and a videoconferencing system. It uses a television screen as its display and can be connected via an Ethernet or wireless connection. The phone comes with a remote control....
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