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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (326479)12/7/2002 11:57:13 AM
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Now that I think about the interview, Flato asked him if he had created life in the test tube. The scientist said no, in no way had he created life.

He just followed a recipe. The amazing thing was that he found the recipe on the internet, and got all the ingredients from commercial bio-chemical houses. His main point in doing it was to see how difficult it was and was it possible for terrorists to replicate the experiment. And to warn the world about the possibility.

Here is the interview:

Lastly, we'll talk about an advance in biotechnology. Starting with only the genetic sequence, researchers have been able to build an artificial polio virus that appears to be identical to those found in nature. The work was done entirely in the test tube, with no assistance from living hosts or natural templates for the virus to pattern on. We'll find out more.

sciencefriday.com
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