And what about "dangerous"? Obviously, if the sequence is so crappy that it makes the working conformation of every structural RNA or protein disfunctional then it won't be reproduced.
How much longer are we going to put up with this Neanderthal thinking before we do something about it? We can sit here and bitch on Slashdot and feel superior about ourselves or we can raise a stink and ask our colleagues to join us in opposing this kind of action. We can go to the public through the press. We can get Stewart and Colbert to make fun of it. We can essentially raise such a stink that they have to reverse themselves or suffer political damage. The only way they will change is if we hurt them at the ballot box.
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And what about "dangerous"? Obviously, if the sequence is so crappy that it makes the working conformation of every structural RNA or protein disfunctional then it won't be reproduced.
Can you say Prions?
How much longer are we going to put up with this Neanderthal thinking before we do something about it? We can sit here and bitch on Slashdot and feel superior about ourselves or we can raise a stink and ask our colleagues to join us in opposing this kind of action. We can go to the public through the press. We can get Stewart and Colbert to make fun of it. We can essentially raise such a stink that they have to reverse themselves or suffer political damage. The only way they will change is if we hurt them at the ballot box.