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Pathology digitization and the fight against cancer

Google Public Sector

We’re proud to have worked in this area for many years, applying our technology and tools to fight cancer, in partnership with leading public and private sector organizations. Samples from the AFIP were instrumental in solving many public health challenges, like sequencing the genome of the 1918 influenza virus.

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Disasters: Knowledge and Information in the New Age of Anomie

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Vast resources are now devoted to distorting the picture, and all three superpowers are busy utilising them (Druzin and Gordon 2018, Merrin 2019, Rudick and Dannels 2019). Since the late 20th century, the concept of anomie has been reinterpreted (Allan 2005, pp. Gordon 2018. Public Choice 132: 209-230. Alexander, D.E.