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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (31300)	8/20/1998 3:23:00 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Come to think of it -- why do I subscribe to the mag if I can read it on the web for free? I guess laying down on the couch with the computer right now is kind of a hassle -- but not for long, eh? I guess it is a matter of where the value is. I would also think that just knowing where everything was on the human genome would be worth quite a lot. Maybe it is the difference between knowing the neighborhood and the address or the address and specific directions to get there. They must be reaping some great advantage or he wouldn't be so adamant about placing it in the public domain. It sure does sound like they are ahead of other folks and there are some things about the technique which give them a decided advantage over the other cos. I wouldn't want to bet against them with my money.