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Writing Genetic Code
An anonymous reader writes "The Globe and Mail is reporting on another group of researchers delving into the field of 'synthetic biology.' The project stemming from the efforts of two biology labs in British Columbia and Maryland is attempting to create the first synthetic life form. From the article: 'The project is being spearheaded by U.S. scientist Craig Venter, who gained fame in his former job as head of Celera Genomics, which completed a privately-owned map of the human genome in 2000. Dr. Venter, 59, has since shifted his focus from determining the chemical sequences that encode life to trying to design and build it: "We're going from reading to writing the genetic code," he said in an interview.'" This is certainly not the first group to venture into this territory.
I think I've had too much exposure to .NET recently. Did anyone else read that headline as "Writing Generic Code"?
Being a Microsoft Person(TM) is a pain. Right in the middle of a shit your ass locks up and turns blue. You have to ask the Janitor to reboot you, and then it takes another half hour to perform that system check scan. All that waiting on the crapper really makes for a sore ass. Goatse is rumored to be a Microsoft Person(TM).
And then all the viruses and spyware. One MS-Person told his boss to buy some Rogain and Viagra. Needless to say, he got fired.
Table-ized A.I.