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PhDreamer
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Posted - 11/22/2002 :  07:09:43  Show Profile  Visit PhDreamer's Homepage Send PhDreamer a Private Message
I'm sure this is common knowledge by now, but I think it's terribly cool and worthy of discussion.

http://msnbc.com/news/838358.asp?0cv=CB20
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Mespo_man
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Posted - 11/22/2002 :  09:57:51   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Mespo_man a Private Message
When I read the article, I immediately thought of that great family game "Cootie"

http://www.hasbropreschool.com/pl/sku.4782/dn/view_product.cfm

The "Capital One" credit card commercial also comes to mind...

A snarling blob barks at the camera, "What's in YOUR petrie dish?"


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filthy
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Posted - 11/22/2002 :  13:04:10   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send filthy a Private Message
I'm watching with interest, waiting for the Creationist slant on it. And to see where it goes from here (assuming the results are a success).

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Espritch
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Posted - 11/22/2002 :  18:48:48   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Espritch's Homepage Send Espritch a Private Message
I heard about this while listening to NPR this morning. Some people are worried that this could lead to designer bio-weapons. Others discounted this possibility by noting that it would be much easier to just modify an existing pathogen (big relief that ). They have already successfully created a virus (polio I think) from scratch in a lab. It was discussed in a thread at the JREF board a couple of weeks ago.
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