It's a great idea that I found on a new blog called Notes from the Pondonome, (which from the photograph in the blog's banner must be some kind of remote church and graveyard near a river in South Dakota): It involves bacteria.
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The Pondonome church and graveyard photo was taken along the Boulder River southeast of Boulder, Montana.
"Letâs program logic circuits into bacteria, then infect Michelle Bachmann!"
Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind! Side effects like diorrhea may be considered to be an unexpected bonus in this case...
Martin: Well, at least I got the correct eighth or so of the country!