Fantastical Fridays: Ready... or Not
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Can one summer intern outshine the entire Department of Homeland Security?
Posted on: August 4, 2006 7:55 AM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
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The Guardian Is Able to Purchase Part of the Smallpox Genome
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The Guardian reports today that is was recently able to purchase a 78-nucleotide sequence of DNA based on the small pox genome and that it was able to get the supplier to mail it to a residential address. The article is alarmist and sensational, but it raises an issue that in general has probably not been given enough thought.
Posted on: June 14, 2006 4:53 AM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments • 1 TrackBacks
