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Investor's Business Daily

| February 04, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Investor's Business Daily, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Economic Forum sees grim future

Scientists at the World Economic Forum predicted the spread of biological threats, global warming and the possible takeover of humans by robots. U.K. experts were especially concerned about new biological weapons. Government regulation would probably be little better than current attempts to control the global drug trade, they said.

U.K. warns on "vibrating' games

Vibrating hand controls available for some computer games could be a hazard to the upper limbs, Liverpool Children's Hospital said. Symptoms of hand-arm vibration syndrome include white, swollen hands in the cold and red, ...

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