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Google search engine originates as "BackRub," created by PhD students at Stanford University.
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Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell.
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Scientists announce that human artificial chromosomes have been created.
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Discovery of KLOTHO- a gene involved in human aging.
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Tiger Electronics create Furby- the first domestic robot electronic toy.
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Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones successfully complete a non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a hot air balloon.
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The Cetus Dwarf galaxy is discovered.
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Sony Computer Entertainment releases the PlayStation2 sixth generation home video game console in Japan.
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Stephen King's horror story Riding the Bullet is published in e-book format only, the world's first mass-market electronic book.
