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During the next 50 years an incredible ______ of new technologies is expected to move from the lab to the world of business. We are already seeing evidence of this today. Robots are replacing humans on the production lines. Microcomputers have become ______ in offices. Bio-factories are beginning to manufacture ______ of engineered human insulin. The coming decades promise to be especially volatile and exciting for American business. The expected ______ will profoundly change not only our lives but those of our children and grandchildren. For the more developed nations, this era of turmoil will be marked by economic difficulties, problems with ______ and pollution, and continually dwindling resources.


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