Along with their skyrocketing popularity, the number of children presenting to emergency departments in the U.S with injuries from these amusements has also been increasing at an alarming rate: a 15 fold increase in reported injuries from 1995-2010, according to a study published today in the Journal, Pediatrics.

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The PGM uses a semiconductor chip to sequencing DNA, a technology that Ion Torrent founder Jonathan Rothberg says will allow his machine to increase in speed at a rate of 10-fold every six months.

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This represents an average annual growth rate of more than 35% and a four-fold increase over a span of five years.

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