文档介绍：EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPACT Nominated for a
June 2006
ional Magazine
Award for General
Excellence
Inside the
Spyware Scandal
When Sony BMG hid a “rootkit” on their
CDs, they spied on you and let hackers
take over puter. What were they
thinking? BY WADE ROUSH Page 48
Stem Cells Reborn
After fraud in Korea, scientists are again
racing to clone stem cell lines. If they are
essful, it could revolutionize medicine.
BY EMILY SINGER Page 58
Tiny Toxins
Health scares and recent studies suggest
that nanoparticles might be dangerous.
That’s bad news for nanotechnology.
BY PHILIP E. ROSS Page 66
Why Tech Fails
Pip Coburn was a star investment analyst
during the boom. Now, he has a
recipe for ess he thinks could save the
tech industry. BY JASON PONTIN Page 74
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