Voyage To Sequence DNA From the World's Oceans

joehoya writes "Wired has an extensive article about an expedition with the goal of discovering new microbial species and new genes in the world's oceans. The expedition is led by J. Craig Venter, who is best known for his involvement in the race to sequence the Human Genome. This is a really fascinating expedition with a pretty high geek quotient. I know, as I set up many of the computer and other electronic systems aboard, and traveled with the expedition as far as the Pacific side of the Panama Canal. In fact, you can see me (ok, the side of my head) in one of the article's pictures, next to the Captain while helping to take a sea water sample."

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Re:privateer voyage

[cephyn]

so he used his own DNA...big deal! He had to use someone's! By using his own, no release forms, no malpractice insurance, cuts costs. I don't see the problem with it. Would you have preferred a "perfect human specimen"? Perhaps Arnold? Or Gates? Or Torvalds? One guy is as good as the next. Who cares if he used his own!