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The Archon X PRIZE for Genomics challenges scientists and engineers to create better, cheaper and faster ways to sequence genomes. A $10 million prize
for the first team to successfully sequence 100 human genomes in 10 days.
Today is: 11 March, 2010
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Archon X Prize for Genomics
We may not be entirely human
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Bacteria are so important to key functions such as digestion and the immune system that we may be truly symbiotic organisms -- relying on one another for life itself, the scientists write in Friday's issue of the journal Science.
As the Future Catches You
 | As the Future Catches You: How Genomics & Other Forces Are Changing Your Life, Work, Health & Wealth author: Juan Enriquez rating:  asin: 0609609033 binding: Hardcover list price: $24.95 USD amazon price: $12.00 USD |
When I first received this book and flipped through it, I was seriously tempted to send it back unread. The typesetting is... creative to say the least - lots of white space, multiple fonts, scattershot graphics. Indeed,it looks like you've received an extra long email from someone who's just discovered how to play with all the format settings. Given that I'd purchased a hard cover book at hard cover prices, I felt ripped off.
However, I decided to read it anyway, and I'm glad I did. It's a short read, but a wild ride, and it's packed with information about the biotech and economic revolution we're just getting into. There are lots of facts and figures to consider, and the author does an excellent job of providing thought-provoking analogies that may change the way you look at some things.
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