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Started by pito, May 27 2010 09:21 AM
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Posted 27 May 2010 - 09:21 AM
If you don't know it, then ask it! Better to ask and look foolish to some then not ask and stay stupid.
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Posted 27 May 2010 - 10:16 AM
pito, on May 27 2010, 07:21 PM, said:
Anyway I wonder what potential is behind this, really useful to create some organisms with great (manufacturing hydrogen and biofuels, absorbing carbon dioxide) or fearsome (new bio-weapons) abilities? Anyway it's a first step, the empty cell was there, and the genome he "just" copied and "inserted" it in the cell...
One must presume that long and short arguments contribute to the same end. - Epicurus
...except casandra's that belong to the funniest, most interesting and imaginative (or over-imaginative?) ones, I suppose.
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 08:08 AM
We will see.
I do remember that when they created a virus from scratch it did change the world of virology did change forever.
I do remember that when they created a virus from scratch it did change the world of virology did change forever.
If you don't know it, then ask it! Better to ask and look foolish to some then not ask and stay stupid.
