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Durham city is popularly known as "the City of Medicine" due to its flourishing health care and medicine related industries. The education institutions such as Duke University and North Carolina Central University are established in the Durham city. The city is one of the vertices of the Research Triangle. Durham also ranks as one of the "Top 20 Places to Educate Your Child". Durham is fourth largest populous city located in the Durham County of North Carolina.
The economy of Durham is based on the health care, biotechnology, medical related industries. The city has been expanding research and development industries in various fields like genomics, pharmaceuticals, photonics, fiber optics, software, biotechnology and electronics.
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