Obviously the stock story is not entirely about growth: human beings are very complex and their behavior cannot be reduced down to just one factor.

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One is Abgenix, in Fremont, California, which has made its mark with XenoMouse, a genetically engineered animal that produces entirely human, not mouse, antibodies.

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It is a step that breaks entirely new ground in not only American history but human history, one with unimaginable and extraordinary effects yet to come on the family, the culture, the economy, government services and (among others) the court system.

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Lucent's interest in sea creatures is not entirely academic, despite Bell Labs' honourable history of pushing back the frontiers of human understanding.

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