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50 years of DNA
Watson and Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA 50 years ago. Now we are on the verge of completely mapping the human genome.
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(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
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50 years of DNA
I thought it's been closer to 3 billion...12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Well if you put it that way, that would be just for DNA on earth.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."Comment
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We have evidence of it elsewhere?12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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No, but it is likely that DNA exists/existed/will exist on other planets.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
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Arn't nanobacteria supposed to come other planets?
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Didn't we finish the Gnome project already?Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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No, the Human Genome Project isn't done yet, but Very Very Close.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."Comment
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I'm waitning on the longevity vaccine, myself.No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.Comment
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...nanobacteria?!
And 50 years of DNA sounds like a good way of celebrating someone 49.25th year birthday!Comment
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I am sure it will be lost on most people, though
(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."Comment
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Well it is all very nice to know the entire human genome, but the human genome isn't as simple as knowing the contents of a hard drive...we need to know about all the expression patterns, the complicated patterns of interaction of resulting proteins, and so on and so forth. How do they all interact to make the human being? That is the big conundrum, and will be a challenge for decades, perhaps centuries to come...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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Maybe we should start with something simple, like flat worms.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."Comment
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Well we already are of course...we need a lot of computing power to figure out some of these interactions...we have sufficient in some of the smaller organisms already, just a matter of scaling up...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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Or [insert name of stupid apolytoner here]!Comment
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Hmm, I wonder if there is any porn hidden on the human genome...Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Well it is all very nice to know the entire human genome, but the human genome isn't as simple as knowing the contents of a hard drive...I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).Comment
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