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" Cells will die in minutes to days if they lack their genetic information system. They will not evolve, they will not replicate, and they will not live. "
Craig Venter
Live
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" I was a surf bum wannabe. I left home at age 17 and moved to Southern California to try to take up surfing as a vocation, but this was in 1964, and there was this nasty little thing called the Vietnam War. As a result, I got drafted. "
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