February 28, 2003, 23:26
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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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February 28, 2003, 23:31
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I thought it's been closer to 3 billion...
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March 1, 2003, 00:08
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Well if you put it that way, that would be just for DNA on earth.
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(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
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March 1, 2003, 00:10
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We have evidence of it elsewhere?
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March 1, 2003, 00:28
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No, but it is likely that DNA exists/existed/will exist on other planets.
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(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
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March 1, 2003, 01:47
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Arn't nanobacteria supposed to come other planets?
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Didn't we finish the Gnome project already?
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March 1, 2003, 05:01
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No, the Human Genome Project isn't done yet, but Very Very Close.
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(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
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March 1, 2003, 05:07
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I'm waitning on the longevity vaccine, myself.
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March 1, 2003, 06:37
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...nanobacteria?!
And 50 years of DNA sounds like a good way of celebrating someone 49.25th year birthday!
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March 1, 2003, 07:08
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I am sure it will be lost on most people, though 
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March 1, 2003, 07:52
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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...
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March 1, 2003, 07:54
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Maybe we should start with something simple, like flat worms.
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March 1, 2003, 07:56
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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...
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March 1, 2003, 07:56
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Or [insert name of stupid apolytoner here]!
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March 1, 2003, 08:01
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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...
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Hmm, I wonder if there is any porn hidden on the human genome...
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March 1, 2003, 08:12
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Speaking of Erith:
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March 1, 2003, 08:55
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March 1, 2003, 09:29
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That definately is sig material !!!
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March 1, 2003, 10:15
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