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"G-Prize" To Recognize Innovation In Synthetic Biology

Posted by samzenpus on from the make-a-friend-win-a-prize dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The inaugural G-Prize contest, conceived and exclusively sponsored by Gen9, was launched to foster creative and innovative approaches for using synthetic DNA libraries to constructively advance industries such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, biofuels and agriculture. Winners of the inaugural G-Prize will receive a free library of up to 500 GeneBits DNA constructs. Each GeneBits construct is a double-stranded gene fragment from 500 to 1,024 base-pairs in length, with error rates better than 1:2,500."

16 comments

  1. SLASHVERTISEMENT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Anonymous reader" my foot. I've got no problem with ads, but it pisses me off when they pose as genuine news; if Gen9 wants their press release covered, they should at least register an account...

  2. Hmmm by SJHillman · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought the G-Prize was being offered up by women to find a certain mythical place...

    1. Re:Hmmm by Neil_Brown · · Score: 5, Funny

      Atlantis?

    2. Re:Hmmm by TWX · · Score: 1

      Nah, they'll just build a permanent auditorium in which to celebrate it's recipients, the G-spot...

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      Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
    3. Re:Hmmm by Neil_Brown · · Score: 1

      Presumably making the facility's urinals the P-spot?

    4. Re:Hmmm by k(wi)r(kipedia) · · Score: 1

      I was thinking it was a prize offered by a certain Mountain View, California company.

    5. Re:Hmmm by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 2

      Atlantis?

      Gee, finding that one is child's play by comparison.

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      Ezekiel 23:20
  3. How about the "Shelly Prize"? by peter303 · · Score: 2

    After the the author of Frankenstein, arguably the first novel in the science fiction genre.

  4. My bad. I thought it said G-spot. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    My bad. I thought it said G-spot.

  5. If I can vote... by grumpyman · · Score: 1

    I'll vote for SPAM. Long overdue.

  6. Splice by Baby+Duck · · Score: 1

    Next we'll see those creatures from Splice.

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    "Love heals scars love left." -- Henry Rollins

  7. Gen9 Wants Your Ideas, Gives Away $50,000 of DNA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    When a biotech start-up offers $50,000 of DNA for your ideas, it means they don't have any new ideas of their own.

    Be careful what you send to these guys. You send it. They own it.

  8. Google by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 1

    Did anyone else assume the G meant Google?

  9. Very Important by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'm posting because there is clearly regrettably little interest from the Slashdot community (and world) on this type of subject. Everyone needs to talk about genetic engineering more; support it, normalize it. I know I want lots of cheap fuel/food and low risk of genetic defects (or bad "experiments" by natural selection through mutation).