HumanGenomania

 

An astronomer develops the final photographic plate of an all-sky survey and declares "Now we understand the universe!" A lexicographer finishes defining the ultimate word in the Z's of a dictionary and announces "All problems of language have been solved!" A census-taker records the name of the last citizen and boasts "Our society is complete!" The Human Genome Project computes a DNA sequence and holds a press conference to proclaim "The Book of Life lies open to us!"

Well, it's a wee bit more complex than that....

Saturday, July 01, 2000 at 20:24:59 (EDT) = 2000-07-01

TopicScience


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