The Coming Genomic Revolution

The life code (the famous A, G, T, and C of DNA) will be as important to the next generation as digital code (0’s and 1’s) is now.

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Juan Enriquez

February 2, 2011

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The life code (the famous A, G, T, and C of DNA) will be as important to the next generation as digital code (0’s and 1’s) is now.

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