DNA Technology Posts Dramatic Speed Increases


	DNA Technology Posts Dramatic Speed Increases

Silkweaver

7-4-2008 9:28 PM

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dna, dna sequencing, acceleration

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An excellent example of the acceleration trend of all information dependent technologies.

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