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    <div class="html-content"><p>In this week’s Industry Roundup we take a peek into a new Earth, finding
     meaning in work, digital number plates, technology and the workforce, 
    and gene-editing technology.</p><p><strong>Earth 2.0 May be Just a Statistical Mirage<br></strong>If you were excited about the possibility of there being another Earth-like planet, a <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/study-casts-doubt-on-existence-of-a-potential-earth-2-0/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=sa-editorial-social&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=space_news_text_free&amp;sf186546879=1" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">recent study</a>
     may put a little fizzle in that idea. NASA had discovered Kepler 452 b 
    in 2015. It appeared to be like our planet, only slightly larger and 
    more massive. It also displayed a 365-day orbit around what appeared to 
    be a sun like ours, too. Remarkable. Or not?<br></p><p><br></p><a href="http://gritinaction.umbc.edu/industry-roundup-4-13-18/?utm_campaign=industry%20news&amp;utm_source=my.umbc.edu&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=blog" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Continue Reading...</a><br></div>
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<Summary>In this week’s Industry Roundup we take a peek into a new Earth, finding  meaning in work, digital number plates, technology and the workforce,  and gene-editing technology.  Earth 2.0 May be Just...</Summary>
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