December 8, 2004
- Researchers at the University of New South Wales announce their discovery that compounds known as Furanones can prevent the bacteria that cause cholera from switching on their disease-causing mechanisms. Furanones can be extracted from the seaweed Delisea pulchra. (University press release)
- IBM sells its PC hardware division to Lenovo, China's largest computer company. The $1.75bn deal will make Lenovo the world's third-largest PC vendor. "This acquisition will allow Chinese industry to make significant inroads on its path to globalisation," says Liu Chuanzhi, Lenovo's chairman. (BBC) (Xinhua) (USA Today)
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