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	The Great Silence

thisnamecantbetaken

8-22-2009 5:26 AM

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thisnamecantbetaken says:

Listen to the "music of life" here:

All of the music samples here were produced from protein and DNA sequences:.

How cool is that? Perhaps all that junk DNA, isn't junk after all.

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8-22-2009 8:17 AM

shaor

That music is just soooo peaceful, I could let that play in the background of my home forever. My dog likes music and promptly settled on the sofa for a nap!

8-24-2009 5:42 PM

carrerinyes

Way cool

8-25-2009 10:53 PM

sldavis

They're TOO smart for us...who wants to hang with dummies who can't even appreciate the beautiful planet they live on, etc.....yeah, I'm a treehugger, I guess

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