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Gates misses the point on ‘creative capitalism’

Friday, January 25th, 2008

perspective The Microsoft chairman’s well-intentioned pitch for corporate activism missed the root causes of poverty. (Hint: it’s not lack of corporate charity.) Editor’s note: CNET News.com editor at large Michael Kanellos and chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh are facing off over Bill Gates’ call for businesses to allocate…
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Algae: Another way to grow edible oils

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Solazyme already converts algae into transportation fuel. Coming up next: Food oils that are healthier than canola oil. In the future, french fries might be infused with all the brimming, healthy flavor of oil produced by algae. Biotechnology company Solazyme, which is developing techniques for converting…
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