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Identifying World's Species With Genetic Bar Codes

Posted by samzenpus on from the scan-the-fish-first dept.

Fokker writes "Reuters reports that scientists from around the world launched a project on thursday to genetically identify species using bar codes. By taking a snippet of DNA from all the known species on Earth and linking them to photographs, descriptions and scientific information, the researchers plan to build the largest database of its kind."

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  1. Am I the only one by jcuervo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    who wonders when, upon reading "database", what variety the database is -- e.g., MySQL?

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    Assume I was drunk when I posted this.
    1. Re:Am I the only one by dbolger · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      As a creationist, the only question which concerns me is Which DB Would Jesus Use?

  2. No you're not the only Big Kahuna by Donny+Smith · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > As a creationist, the only question which concerns me is Which DB Would Jesus Use?

    I am quite sure Jesus would have endorsed Oracle 10g.

    (Big Kahuna: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/013/37.10 9.html)