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[Dearden, Andrew M]

This kind of philosophical take might be worth monitoring (from ResearchDay)

LSE TO LEAD DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PROJECT Researchers from the London School of Economics have been awarded 1.5 million euros to lead a European research project into the philosophies behind digital ecosystems. Digital ecosystems are internet-based networks - such as 'digital commons' - that can be shared. It is part of a 9.1m euro project funded by the European Commission.

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>LSE TO LEAD DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PROJECT Researchers 
>from the London School of Economics have been awarded 1.5 
>million euros to lead a European research project into the 
>philosophies behind digital ecosystems. Digital ecosystems are 
>internet-based networks - such as 'digital commons' - that can 
>be shared. It is part of a 9.1m euro project funded by the 
>European Commission.
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>SCOTLAND TO MANUFACTURE STEM CELLS LINES A £2 million Scottish 
>project, which is being hailed as Europe's first stem cell 
>factory, was announced yesterday. The Roslin Cells Centre - a 
>partnership between The University of Edinburgh, the Roslin 
>Institute, Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian, and 
>Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service  - will create 
>human stem cell lines for research and clinical use.
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