C H A P T E R 26

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C H A P T E R 26

• THE
• UNITED STATES
• IN THE
• WORLD TODAY

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SECTION 3

• TECHNOLOGY
• AND
• MODERN LIFE

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COMMUNICATIONS

• INTERNET
• CELL PHONES
• MULTI-MEDIA COMPANIES
• TELCOMMUNICATIONS ACT(1996)

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TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH CARE

• DRUG DEVELOPMENT
• M.R.I.
• INTERNET
• RESOURCES SHARED
• SUPPORT GROUPS
• GENETICS

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• HUMAN GENOME PROJECT

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GENETIC ENGINEERING

• ALTERED FOOD
• MORE TASTE
• INSECT RESISTANCE
• NEW FORMS

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ENTERTAINMENT

• CD-ROM
• VIRTUAL REALITY
• GAMES
• TRAINING
• SATELLITE RADIO

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• VIRTUAL
• REALITY
• SYSTEM

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EDUCATION

• COMPUTERS
• INTERNET
• SATELLITE COURSES
• LONG-DISTANCE VIDEO

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TRANSPORTATION

• SAFETY
• CARS AIRBAGS
• MAG LEV TRAINS
• NEW TECHNOLOGY
• COMP. GUIDANCE
• CRASH AVOIDANCE

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ENVIRONMENT

• MORE RECYCLING
• GREENER CARS
• ELECTRIC, HYBRIDS
• ETHANOL, SOLAR
• ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
• NUCLEAR, SOLAR
• WIND, TIDAL

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SOLAR CAR
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