Take this from a practicing biochemist:
Really this is nothing that we could not do, even 10 years ago, using recombinant DNA technology.
The fact that they chemically synthesized the sequence is technically challenging, but nothing really new, either.
[micro]injection into cells is a non trivial technique, and quite demanding, but again has been done for years.
NOTHING SCARY HERE, MOVE ALONG!
Do you realize that the power companies lose 90% of the electricity they produce over the transmission lines. As inefficient as automobiles are, I cannot imagine that they are worse than that. Further, as evidenced by the recent northeast blackout, I am not sure our antiquated grid could handle the increase in demand of everyone plugging in their car everynight.
Will someone tell me why those 2 million telemarketers who will lose their jobs MAKING CALLS cannot find a job, instead, ANSWERING the F(*$)#@)* customer service line ?
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Take this from a practicing biochemist: Really this is nothing that we could not do, even 10 years ago, using recombinant DNA technology. The fact that they chemically synthesized the sequence is technically challenging, but nothing really new, either. [micro]injection into cells is a non trivial technique, and quite demanding, but again has been done for years. NOTHING SCARY HERE, MOVE ALONG!
hello people:
Do you realize that the power companies lose 90% of the electricity they produce over the transmission lines. As inefficient as automobiles are, I cannot imagine that they are worse than that. Further, as evidenced by the recent northeast blackout, I am not sure our antiquated grid could handle the increase in demand of everyone plugging in their car everynight.
You missed the fact that ibooks do NOT have a PCMCIA slot, that's a biggie to me.
Will someone tell me why those 2 million telemarketers who will lose their jobs MAKING CALLS cannot find a job, instead, ANSWERING the F(*$)#@)* customer service line ?