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  1. #1
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    Default Human Genome....

    Another interesting find --> http://arxiv.org/abs/1106.4192
    Omnia apud me mathematica fiunt. Tu ne cede malis. Momento mori.
    For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible. - Stuart Chase
    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein

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    Default Re: Human Genome....

    Can we really know ourselves? Really?

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    Default Re: Human Genome....

    This problem of contamination has been around for a long time. It lead to great confusion over who first isolated HIV. It is also a reason why genetic engineering is do dangerous. There is no such thing as containment.

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    Default Re: Human Genome....

    Our species is now capable of messing up in a really big way - in so many ways.
    (I followed the link, searched some items and, though I could read the words, I don't think I really understood)
    Sci-Fi is full of it - from Frankenstein to The Fly, from Andromeda Strain to Zardoz.
    Fail-Safe and Fool-Proof - my favourite comedy double act.

 

 

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